Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - NOTES

No. 44, 1984

Compilation No. 38

Compilation date: 27 March 2023

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 11, 2023

Registered: 29 March 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 27 March 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Interpretation

3AA Meaning of referendum matter

3AAA Meaning of referendum expenditure

3A Extraterritorial operation of Act

3B Application to Crown

3C Application of the Criminal Code

4 Electors entitled to vote at a referendum

5 Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory

6 Assistant Returning Officers and Assistant Divisional Returning Officers

6A AEC staff may act as Divisional Returning Officers or Assistant Divisional Returning Officers

Part II--Writ for a referendum

7 Writ for a referendum

8 Form of writ

9 Day for close of Rolls and voting day

10 Extension of time

11 Distribution to electors of arguments for and against proposed law

12 Governor-General to deal with writ

13 Action by Electoral Commissioner

14 Action by Electoral Officers

Part III--Voting at a referendum

Division 1--General

15 Voting on same day throughout Australia

16 Polling places

16A Undertaking by officers and scrutineers

17 Arrangements for voting

18 Substitute for presiding officer

19 Ballot-boxes

20 Separate voting compartments

21 Use of licensed premises as polling booth

22 Certified lists of voters

22A Approved list of voters

23 Election and referendum on the same day

24 Manner of voting

25 Forms of ballot paper

25A Official mark

25B Administrative markings

26 Ballot papers to be initialled

27 Appointment of scrutineers

28 Provisions relating to scrutineers

29 Voting at a referendum

30 Questions to be put to voter

31 Questions to be put to voter when election and referendum on the same day

32 Errors not to forfeit vote

33 Right of elector to receive ballot paper

34 List of voters to be marked when ballot paper issued

35 Vote to be marked in private

36 Assistance to certain voters

36A Certain voters may vote outside polling place

37 Provisional votes

38 Provisional enrolment by applicant for citizenship

39 Other general provisions about applications under section 38

40 Election and referendum on the same day

41 Spoilt ballot papers

41AA Discarded ballot papers

41AB Ballot-boxes opened before close of voting

41A Temporary suspension of polling

42 Adjournment of voting

43 Adjournment at both referendum and election

44 Adjourned voting

45 Compulsory voting

46 Where electors may vote, and absent voting

46AA Voting by designated electors at referendums

46A Forwarding of declaration votes

Division 2--Mobile booths

47 Interpretation

48 Hospitals that are polling places

50 Provisions related to section 48

51 Mobile booths

52 Election and referendum on same day

Part IV--Postal voting

53 Interpretation

54 Grounds of application for postal vote

55 Application for postal vote

56 Application forms for postal votes

58 Dispatch of postal voting papers to registered general postal voters

59 Election and referendum on the same day

61 Issue of certificate and ballot papers

62 Inspection of applications

62A Access to electronic list of postal vote applicants

62B Restriction on use or disclosure of information

65 Postal voting

66 Duty of authorised witnesses etc.

67 Procedure for dealing with postal vote certificates etc.

68 Opening of postal ballot paper

69 Failure to post or deliver postal vote application etc.

70 Inducing person to hand over marked ballot paper

71 Correction of formal errors

71AA Postal votes not to be rejected in certain circumstances

Part IVA--Pre-poll voting

Division 1--Introduction

71A Guide to this Part

Division 2--General matters

72 Grounds of application for pre-poll vote

73 Pre-poll voting officers

73AA Pre-poll voting offices

73A Application for pre-poll vote

73B Place and time of application

73C Election and referendum on the same day

73CA Appointment of scrutineers

73CB Provisions relating to scrutineers

Division 3--Voting by pre-poll ordinary vote

Subdivision A--Preliminary

73CC Definitions

73CD Where is pre-poll ordinary voting available?

73CE Separate voting compartments

73CF Ballot-boxes

Subdivision B--Voting by pre-poll ordinary vote

73CG When is a person entitled to vote by pre-poll ordinary vote?

73CI Questions to be put to voter

73CJ Right of voter to receive ballot paper

73CK Voter to mark vote on ballot paper

73CL Assistance to certain voters

73CM Voter not entitled to vote again etc.

Subdivision C--Requirements relating to ballot-boxes

73CN Subdivision sets out requirements to be complied with

73CO Requirements to be complied with before first use of ballot-box

73CP Requirements to be complied with at end of each day of use of ballot-box

73CQ Requirements to be complied with before ballot-box used again on later day

73CR Forwarding of ballot-boxes for purposes of scrutiny

Division 4--Voting by pre-poll declaration vote

73CS Persons to whom this Division applies

73D Pre-poll declaration voting

73E Form of pre-poll vote certificate for declaration voting

73F Record of issue of pre-poll voting papers

73H Opening of pre-poll voting envelope

73J Obligations of persons present when pre-poll vote cast

73K Correction of formal errors

Part IVB--Electronically assisted voting

73L Definitions

73LA Entitlement of Antarctic electors to vote

73M Providing for voting by an electronically assisted voting method

73N There must be a record of who has voted using the electronically assisted voting method

73P There must be a record of the vote

73Q How this Act applies in relation to voting using the electronically assisted voting method

73QA Electoral Commissioner may decide that electronically assisted voting method is not to be used by sight -impaired persons

Part VI--Scrutiny of a referendum

89 Ascertainment of result of referendum

89A Preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes

90 Conduct of scrutiny

91 Action at scrutiny

92 Action on objection to ballot papers

93 Informal ballot papers

94 Return of result of submission by Divisional Returning Officers

95 Recount

95A Notice of re-count

95B Conduct of re-count

96 Reservation of disputed ballot papers

Part VII--Return of the writ

97 Statement by Australian Electoral Officers

98 Return of the writ

99 Copies of statement to Governors of the States etc.

Part VIII--Disputed returns

100 Disputing validity of submission or return

101 Requisites of petition

102 Petition by Electoral Commission

103 Jurisdiction and powers of High Court

104 Inquiries by High Court

105 Notice of petition

106 Joinder of parties

107 Procedure on petition

107AA Court must make decision quickly

107A Provision for Court to have regard to certain rejected ballot papers

108 Immaterial errors not to invalidate referendum

108AA Referendum not affected by failure of delivery arrangement

108A Certain other matters not to invalidate referendum

109 Evidence that person not permitted to vote

109A Right of Electoral Commission to have access to documents

Part VIIIA--Disclosure of referendum expenditure and gifts

Division 1--Preliminary

109B Application of this Part

109C Determining amount or value of certain gifts

109D Entities that are not incorporated

Division 2--Disclosure of referendum expenditure and gifts

109E Returns by referendum entities

109F Returns relating to gifts received by referendum entities for referendum expenditure

109G Returns relating to gifts to referendum entities

Division 3--Requirements relating to foreign donor gifts

109H Object of this Division

109J Gifts provided for the purposes of incurring referendum expenditure etc.

Division 4--Referendum expenditure by foreign campaigners

109K Objects of this Division

109L Prohibition on foreign campaigner incurring referendum expenditure or fundraising for that purpose

Division 5--Other matters

109M Anti-avoidance

109N Electoral Commission may obtain information and documents from persons

109P Copies of documents

109Q Retention of documents

109R Debts due to the Commonwealth

109S Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision

109T Recovery of payments

109U Keeping records

109V Inability to complete returns

109W Non-compliance with Part does not affect referendum

109X Amendment of returns

109Y Report by Electoral Commission

109Z Certain particulars not to be included in reports

109ZA Implied freedom of political communication

Part IX--Authorisation of referendum matter

Division 1--Preliminary

110A Definitions

110B Objects of this Part

Division 2--Authorisation of certain referendum matter

110C Authorisation of certain referendum matter

110CA Prohibition on foreign campaigners authorising referendum matter

110D Extended geographical application of section 110C and 110CA

Division 3--Information-gathering powers

110E Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons

110F Copies of documents

110G Retention of documents

Part X--Offences

116 Officers and scrutineers to observe secrecy

117 Officers not to contravene Act etc.

118 Officers not to influence vote

118A Influencing votes of hospital patients etc.

119 Bribery

120 Interference with political liberty

122 Misleading or deceptive publications etc.

123 False statements in relation to Rolls

126 Cards in polling booth

127 Signature to referendum paper

128 Witnessing referendum papers

129 Marks on ballot papers

130 Other offences relating to ballot papers etc.

130A Officers not to interfere with etc. ballot-boxes or ballot papers

131 Prohibition of certain behaviour near polling booths and pre-poll voting places

132 Badges or emblems in polling booths

133 Employers to allow employees leave of absence to vote

134 Misconduct at public meeting

135 Control of behaviour at polling booths etc.

Part XI--Miscellaneous

136A Extension of time for acts by officers

138 Delegation by Electoral Commissioner

139 Injunctions

140 Prosecution of offences

140AAA Application of Regulatory Powers Act

140A Effect of averment by prosecutor

140AA Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material

140B Service of process by mail

141 Referendum papers received by post

142A Preservation of documents

143 No referendum or vote of a State or Territory to be held on voting day

144 Regulations

144A Modifications by legislative instrument in the event of an emergency

145 Repeal

Schedule 1--Forms

Schedule 2--Repealed Acts

Schedule 3--Grounds of application for postal or pre-poll vote

Schedule 4--Rules for the conduct of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnote 5--Editorial changes

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984	44, 1984	25 June 1984	3 Sept 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S342)
Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984	120, 1984	18 Oct 1984	Part VIII (ss. 27-31): 1 Oct 1984 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1984	133, 1984	25 Oct 1984	25 Oct 1984	--
Broadcasting and Television (Consequential Amendments) Act 1985	67, 1985	5 June 1985	1 Jan 1986	--
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 1988	77, 1988	24 June 1988	24 June 1988	--
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988	81, 1988	26 Aug 1988	26 Aug 1988	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1989	24, 1990	23 Jan 1990	ss. 1-3, 4(d), 5-30, 36, 40, 43, 50 and 177: Royal Assent ss. 4(b), 31-35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 49, 51-53, 55(a), (b), 56, 59, 60, 62-64, 66-72, 75, 77-79, 80(a)-(d), 81(a)-(d), 82-84, 85(b), (c), 110, 114, 118 and 121-161: 30 Sept 1990 Remainder: 9 Feb 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S30)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1991	167, 1991	13 Nov 1991	ss. 1-3, 33 and 44: Royal Assent s. 45: 30 Sept 1990 Remainder: 13 May 1992	--
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991	180, 1991	25 Nov 1991	Sch: 23 Dec 1991 (s 2(1))	--
Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991	203, 1991	19 Dec 1991	Part 2 (ss. 4-9): 3 Jan 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S2) Parts 4 (ss. 32, 33) and 5 (ss. 34, 35): 19 June 1992 Part 6 (ss. 36-38): 16 Jan 1992 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	105, 1992	9 July 1992	5 Oct 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN38)	--
Norfolk Island (Electoral and Judicial) Amendment Act 1992	121, 1992	17 Oct 1992	17 Oct 1992	s. 18
Radiocommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	167, 1992	11 Dec 1992	1 July 1993	s. 14(2)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1992	219, 1992	24 Dec 1992	s. 15: 24 June 1993 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1995	166, 1995	16 Dec 1995	16 Dec 1995	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act 1998	94, 1998	17 July 1998	Sch 2: 18 July 1998 (s 2(1))	--
Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 1999	22, 1999	19 Apr 1999	19 Apr 1999 (s 2)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	134, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Sch 1 (items 31-37): 13 Oct 1999 (s 2(1))	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (items 764-768): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
as amended by
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004	115, 2004	13 July 2004	Sch 1 (items 104, 105): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1) item 27)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	34, 2001	28 Apr 2001	16 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S284)	--
Finance and Administration Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	109, 2001	17 Sept 2001	15 Oct 2001	s. 5
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Access to Electoral Roll and Other Measures) Act 2004	78, 2004	23 June 2004	Sch 1: 21 July 2004 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 121)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004	115, 2004	13 July 2004	Sch 1 (items 107, 108): repealed before commencing (s 2(1) item 28) Sch 1 (items 110-112, 114, 115, 117, 119-132): 10 Aug 2004 (s 2(1) items 29, 31)	--
as amended by
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004	123, 2004	16 Aug 2004	Sch 2: 13 July 2004 (s 2(1) item 8)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006	65, 2006	22 June 2006	Sch 1 (item 100): 22 June 2006 (s 2(1) item 14)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Prisoner Voting and Other Measures) Act 2004	123, 2004	16 Aug 2004	Sch 1 (item 6): 10 Aug 2004 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2006	65, 2006	22 June 2006	Sch 1 (items 102-114, 117-132, 134-139): Royal Assent Sch 1 (items 115, 116, 133): 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1))	s. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [items 8, 9])
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Sch 2 (items 8, 9, 12, 13): 15 Mar 2007 (see s. 2(1))	--
Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007	22, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Sch 3 (items 1-4): 16 Apr 2007 (see F2007L01001) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Sch 5 (item 137): 1 Mar 2010 (s 2(1) item 38)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010	108, 2010	14 July 2010	Sch 2 (items 3-5): 23 July 2010 (see F2010L02127)	Sch. 2 (item 5)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Pre-poll Voting and Other Measures) Act 2010	109, 2010	14 July 2010	Sch 1 (items 40-77) and Sch 4 (items 21-40): Royal Assent Sch 2 (items 182-189): 19 July 2010 (see F2010L02126)	Sch. 1 (item 77), Sch. 2 (item 189) and Sch. 4 (item 40)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010	110, 2010	14 July 2010	Sch 1 (items 19-33, 37-39), Sch 4 (items 18-31, 39-45, 48, 49), Sch  8 (items 3-5) and Sch 9 (items 47, 48): 15 July 2010 Sch 5 (items 55-107, 108(2)): 23 July 2010 (see F2010L02128) Sch 6 (items 11, 13-22): 14 Jan 2011	Sch. 1 (items 21, 32), Sch. 5 (items 107, 108(2)), Sch. 6 (items 21, 22) and Sch. 8 (item  5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Sch 6 (item 94): 19 Apr 2011	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment and Prisoner Voting) Act 2011	29, 2011	25 May 2011	Sch 1 (items 9-13) and Sch 2 (items 6, 7(1)): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 13) and Sch. 2 (item 7(1))
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Act 2011	37, 2011	26 May 2011	Sch 1 (items 4-7): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 7)
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Sch 2 (items 973-975) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Act 2012	110, 2012	24 July 2012	Sch 2 (item 16): 25 July 2012	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) Act 2012	111, 2012	24 July 2012	Sch 1 (item 17) and Sch 2 (items 7-12): 25 July 2012 (s 2(1) items  2, 3)	--
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Act 2013	19, 2013	27 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 52-103, 104(2)) and Sch 3 (items 41-46, 47(1)): Royal Assent	Sch 1 (items 103, 104(2)) and Sch 3 (item 47(1))
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Administration) Act 2013	26, 2013	28 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 29-48, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 54(1)): 29 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) items 4-6) Sch 2 (items 4-7): 1 Jan 2014 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 1 (item 54(1)) and Sch 2 (item 7)
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 2013	34, 2013	17 May 2013	17 May 2013 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 4)
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016	4, 2016	11 Feb 2016	Sch 4 (items 1, 258-262): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 4 (items 46-48): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5) Sch 4 (items 49-60): 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)	Sch 4 (items 49-60)
Statute Update Act 2016	61, 2016	23 Sept 2016	Sch 1 (items 402-433) and Sch 2 (item 91): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017	99, 2017	14 Sept 2017	Sch 1 (items 29-46): 14 Mar 2018 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Act 2018	147, 2018	30 Nov 2018	Sch 1 (items 139-142): 1 Jan 2019 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2019	2, 2019	1 Mar 2019	Sch 1 (item 84) and Sch 2 (items 94, 105-129, 132-136, 154-173, 175, 176): 8 Mar 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2020	95, 2020	10 Nov 2020	Sch 1 (items 143-237): 1 Dec 2020 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 237)
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Act 2022	4, 2022	17 Feb 2022	Sch 1 (items 3-5): 18 Feb 2022 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 5)
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Foreign Influences and Offences) Act 2022	6, 2022	17 Feb 2022	Sch 2 (item 4): 18 Feb 2022 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 2023	11, 2023	27 Mar 2023	Sch 1-Sch 3A, Sch 4 (items 1-5, 8), Sch 5 (items 4-13) and Sch 6-Sch 8: 27 Mar 2023 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 14), Sch 1A (item 3), Sch 2 (item 16), Sch 3 (item 20), Sch 4 (item  8), Sch 6 (item 10) and Sch 7 (items 27, 28)

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part I
s 3.....................	am No 120, 1984; No 77, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 167,1991; No 121, 1992; No  94, 1998; No 146, 1999; No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 65, 2006; No  22, 2007; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 5, 2011; No 19, 2013; No 33, 2016; No 99, 2017
	ed C35
	am No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 3AA...................	ad No 11, 2023
s 3AAA..................	ad No 11, 2023
s. 3A....................	ad. No. 77, 1988
s. 3B....................	ad. No. 77, 1988
	am. No. 121, 1992; No 33, 2016
s. 3C....................	ad. No. 109, 2001
s. 4.....................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 166, 1995; No. 94, 1998; No. 65, 2006; No.  29, 2011; Nos. 110 and 111, 2012
s. 5.....................	am. No. 24, 1990
	rs. No. 78, 2004
	am. No. 46, 2011
s. 6.....................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 19, 2013
s 6A....................	ad No 95, 2020
Part II
s 8.....................	am No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
s. 9.....................	am. No. 65, 2006; No. 29, 2011
s. 10....................	rs. No. 77, 1988
s 11....................	am No 77, 1988; No 22, 1999; No 146, 1999; No 8, 2010; No 34, 2013; No 11, 2023
	(5)-(9) rep (s 11(9))
s. 12....................	am. No. 78, 2004
s. 13....................	am. No. 24, 1990
s. 14....................	am. No. 78, 2004
Part III
Division 1
s. 16....................	am. No. 110, 2010
s 16A...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020
s 16B...................	ad No 2, 2019
	rep No 95, 2020
s 17....................	am No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 110, 2010; No 11, 2023
s. 18....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
s. 19....................	am. No. 24, 1990
s 20....................	am No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s. 21....................	am. No. 24, 1990
	rs. No. 167, 1991
s 22....................	am No 24, 1990
	rs No 94, 1998
	am No 115, 2004; No 109, 2010; No 29, 2011; No 11, 2023
s. 22A...................	ad. No. 110, 2010
s 23....................	am No 24, 1990; No 110, 2010; No 11, 2023
s 24....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
s 25....................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998; No 22, 1999; No 78, 2004; No 19, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 25A...................	ad No 24, 1990
	rs No 94, 1998
	am No 110, 2010; No 11, 2023
s 25B...................	ad No 95, 2020
	am No 11, 2023
s 26....................	am No 24, 1990; No 34, 2001; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 27....................	am No 81, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
s 28....................	am No 24, 1990; No 61, 2016
s 29....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
s 30....................	am No. 77, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 167, 1991; No 94, 1998; No 115, 2004; No  110, 2010; No 95, 2020
s 31....................	am No 24, 1990; No 95, 2020
s 32....................	am No 115, 2004; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020
s 33....................	am No 24, 1990; No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 34....................	am No 77, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 65, 2006; No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 35....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
s 36....................	span>am No 24, 1990; No 166, 1995; No 65, 2006; No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 36A...................	ad No 94, 1998
	am No 22, 1999; No 78, 2004; No 65, 2006; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 37....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 115, 2004; No 65, 2006; No 110, 2010; No 37, 2011; No  19, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 38....................	rep No 24, 1990
	ad No 65, 2006
	am No 65, 2006 (as am by No 73, 2008); No 109, 2010; No 11, 2023
s. 39....................	rep. No. 24, 1990
	ad. No. 109, 2010
s 40....................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998; No 11, 2023
s 41....................	am No 24, 1990; No 109, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 41AA..................	ad No 19, 2013
	am No 11, 2023
s 41AB..................	ad No 26, 2013
	am No 11, 2023
s 41A...................	ad No 78, 2004
	am No 11, 2023
s 42....................	am No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
s 43....................	am No 11, 2023
s. 45....................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 167, 1991; No. 219, 1992; No. 94, 1998; Nos. 34 and 109, 2001; No.  78, 2004; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 46....................	am No 77, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 65, 2006; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 46AA..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 46A...................	ad No 77, 1988
	am No 24, 1990; No 167, 1991; No 94, 1998; No 78, 2004; No 22, 2007; No  110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
Division 2
s. 47....................	am. No. 110, 2010
s 48....................	am No 24, 1990
	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s. 49....................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998
	rep. No. 110, 2010
s. 49A...................	ad. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 94, 1998; No. 78, 2004
	rep. No. 110, 2010
s 50....................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998; No 78, 2004; No 110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s 51....................	am No 24, 1990; No 166, 1995; No 110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s. 52....................	am. No. 110, 2010
Part IV
Part IV..................	rs. No. 24, 1990
s. 53....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 65, 2006; No. 19, 2013
s. 54....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 65, 2006
	rs. No. 19, 2013
s 55....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 34, 2001; No 109, 2001; No 22, 2007; No 110, 2010; No 19, 2013; No 26, 2013; No 11, 2023
s. 56....................	rep. No. 24, 1990
	ad. No. 94, 1998
s. 57....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 166, 1995
s 58....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 166, 1995; No 94, 1998; No 134, 1999; No 78, 2004; No 19, 2013; No 11, 2023
s 59....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 11, 2023
s. 60....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 110, 2010
s 61....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 94, 1998; No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 22, 2007; No  110, 2010; No 19, 2013; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 61A...................	ad No 19, 2013
	rep No 11, 2023
s 62....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 115, 2004
	rs No 19, 2013
	am No 11, 2023
s. 62A...................	ad. No. 34, 2001
	am. No. 19, 2013
s. 62B...................	ad. No. 34, 2001
	am. No. 19, 2013; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s. 63....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 34, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2013
s. 64....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 167, 1991
s 65....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 22, 2007; No 110, 2010; No 19, 2013; No 11, 2023
s 66....................	am No 77, 1988
	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 19, 2013; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 67....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 22, 2007; No 110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s 68....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2001; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 69....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 19, 2013; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 70....................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 19, 2013; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s. 71....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
s 71AA..................	ad No 11, 2023
Part IVA
Part IVA.................	ad. No. 24, 1990
Division 1
Division 1................	ad. No. 109, 2010
s. 71A...................	ad. No. 109, 2010
Division 2
Division 2 heading..........	ad. No 109, 2010
s 72....................	am No 77, 1988
	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 65, 2006; No 109, 2010; No 11, 2023
s. 73....................	rs. No. 24, 1990
s 73AA..................	ad No 22, 2007
	am No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 73A...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2010; No 95, 2020
s 73B...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 166, 1995; No 94, 1998; No 22, 2007; No 109, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 2, 2019; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 73C...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 22, 2007; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 11, 2023
s 73CA..................	ad No 78, 2004
	am No 11, 2023
s. 73CB..................	ad. No. 78, 2004
	am. No. 22, 2007; No 4, 2016
Division 3
Division 3................	ad. No. 109, 2010
Subdivision A
s 73CC..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020
s 73CD..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 110, 2010; No 95, 2020
s 73CE..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 73CF..................	ad No 109, 2010
Subdivision B
s 73CG..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 73CH..................	ad No 109, 2010
	rep No 26, 2013
s 73CI...................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020
s 73CJ...................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 73CK..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 11, 2023
s 73CL..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 26, 2013; No 11, 2023
s 73CM..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 26, 2013; No 11, 2023
Subdivision C
s 73CN..................	ad No 109, 2010
s 73CO..................	ad No 109, 2010
s 73CP..................	ad No 109, 2010
s 73CQ..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 11, 2023
s 73CR..................	ad No 109, 2010
Division 4
Division 4 heading..........	ad. No. 109, 2010
s. 73CS..................	ad. No. 109, 2010
s 73D...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 34, 2001; No 109, 2010; No 11, 2023
s 73E...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 109, 2010; No 11, 2023
s 73F...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s. 73G...................	ad. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 167, 1991
s 73H...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2001; No 109, 2010; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 73J....................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2010; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 73K...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 109, 2010
Part IVB
Part IVB heading...........	rs No 109, 2010; No 95, 2020
Part IVB.................	ad. No. 22, 2007
Division 1 heading..........	rep No 109, 2010
s 73L...................	ad No 22, 2007
	am No 109, 2010
s 73LA..................	ad No 95, 2020
s 73M...................	ad No 22, 2007
	am No 109, 2010; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s. 73N...................	ad. No. 22, 2007
s 73P...................	ad No 22, 2007
	am No 109, 2010
s 73Q...................	ad No 22, 2007
	am No 109, 2010; No 11, 2023
s 73QA..................	ad No 109, 2010
	am No 95, 2020
Division 2................	rep No 109, 2010
ss. 73R-73V..............	ad. No. 22, 2007
	rep. No. 109, 2010
Part V...................	rep No 95, 2020
s 74....................	am No 24, 1990; No 109, 2010
	rep No 95, 2020
s 75....................	am No 24, 1990; No 19, 2013; No 26, 2013
	rep No 95, 2020
s 76....................	rep No 95, 2020
s 77....................	rep No 95, 2020
s 78....................	am No 46, 2011
	rep No 95, 2020
s 79....................	rep No 95, 2020
s 80....................	rs No 24, 1990
	rep No 95, 2020
s 81....................	am No 24, 1990
	rep No 95, 2020
s 82....................	am No 24, 1990
	rep No 95, 2020
s 83....................	rep No 95, 2020
s 84....................	am No 24, 1990
	rep No 95, 2020
s 85....................	am No 24, 1990; No 34, 2001
	rep No 95, 2020
s 86....................	am No 24, 1990; No 34, 2001
	rep No 95, 2020
s 87....................	rep No 95, 2020
s 88....................	rep No 95, 2020
Part VI
s 89....................	am No 81, 1988; No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
s 89A...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 134, 1999; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s 90....................	am No 24, 1990; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s 91....................	am No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 2, 2019; No 11, 2023
s 92....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
s 93....................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 61, 2016; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s 94....................	am No 11, 2023
s 95....................	am No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
s 95A...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 11, 2023
s 95B...................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 146, 1999; No 11, 2023
s 96....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
Part VII
s 97....................	am No 24, 1990; No 11, 2023
s 98....................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998
	rs No 78, 2004
	am No 11, 2023
s. 98A...................	ad. No. 121, 1992
	rep No 33, 2016
s. 99....................	am. No. 78, 2004
Part VIII
s. 100...................	am. No. 78, 2004
s. 101...................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004
s 104...................	am No 95, 2020
s. 105...................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 78, 2004
s. 106...................	am. No. 78, 2004
s. 107AA.................	ad. No. 94, 1998
s 107A..................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 11, 2023
s 108AA.................	ad No 134, 1999
	am No 11, 2023
s. 108A..................	ad. No. 203, 1991
	am. No. 167, 1992; No. 94, 1998
s. 109...................	am. No. 24, 1990
s. 109A..................	ad. No. 24, 1990
Part VIIIA
Part VIIIA................	ad No 11, 2023
Division 1
s 109B..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109C..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109D..................	ad No 11, 2023
Division 2
s 109E..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109F...................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109G..................	ad No 11, 2023
Division 3
s 109H..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109J...................	ad No 11, 2023
Division 4
s 109K..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109L..................	ad No 11, 2023
Division 5
s 109M..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109N..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109P...................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109Q..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109R..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109S...................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109T..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109U..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109V..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109W..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109X..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109Y..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109Z..................	ad No 11, 2023
s 109ZA.................	ad No 11, 2023
Part IX
Part IX heading.............	rs No 94, 1998
	rep No 65, 2006
	ad No 99, 2017
Part IX..................	rep No 65, 2006
	ad No 99, 2017
s 109A Renumbered s 109B.........	ad No 77, 1988 No 219, 1992
s 109B..................	rep No 65, 2006
Division 1
s 110A..................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 147, 2018; No 11, 2023
s 110B..................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 11, 2023
	ed C38
Division 2
s 110C..................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 4, 2022; No 11, 2023
s 110CA.................	ad No 11, 2023
s 110D..................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 11, 2023
Division 3
s 110E..................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 11, 2023
s 110F...................	ad No 99, 2017
s 110G..................	ad No 99, 2017
s. 110...................	am. No. 67, 1985; No. 180, 1991; No. 105, 1992
	rep. No. 65, 2006
s. 111...................	am. No. 67, 1985; No. 24, 1990; No. 105, 1992
	rep. No. 65, 2006
s. 112...................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 94, 1998
	rep. No. 65, 2006
s. 113...................	rep. No. 77, 1988
s. 114...................	am. No. 77, 1988; No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 65, 2006
s. 115...................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 65, 2006
Part X
s 116...................	am No 24, 1990; No 61, 2016; No 95, 2020
s 117...................	am No 24, 1990; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 118...................	am No 109, 2001; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016; No 95, 2020
s. 118A..................	ad. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 109, 2001; No 61, 2016
s. 119...................	am. No. 24, 1990; No. 109, 2001; No 61, 2016
s 120...................	am No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 121...................	am No 167, 1991; No 34, 2001; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
	rep No 99, 2017
s 121A..................	ad No 65, 2006
	am No 8, 2010
	rep No 99, 2017
s 122...................	am No 133, 1984; No 24, 1990; No 109, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 108, 2010; No  4, 2016; No 61, 2016; No 6, 2022
s 123...................	am No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 124...................	rs No 167, 1991
	am No 94, 1998; No 115, 2004; No 61, 2016
	rep No 99, 2017
s. 125...................	am. No. 94, 1998
	rep. No. 134, 1999
s. 126...................	am. No. 109, 2001; No 61, 2016
s 127...................	am No 24, 1990; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 128...................	am No 24, 1990; No 61, 2016
s 129...................	am No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 130...................	am No 24, 1990; No 94, 1998; No 109, 2001; No 115, 2004; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016; No 11, 2023
s 130A..................	ad No 26, 2013
	am No 11, 2023
s 131...................	am No 24, 1990; No 78, 2004; No 61, 2016; No 2, 2019; No 95, 2020
s. 132...................	am. No. 109, 2001; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s. 133...................	am. No. 24, 1990; No 61, 2016
s. 134...................	am. No. 167, 1991; No. 109, 2001; No 4, 2016; No 61, 2016
s 135...................	rs No 24, 1990
	am No 22, 2007; No 61, 2016; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023
s. 136...................	am. No. 77, 1988; No. 109, 2001
	rep. No. 65, 2006
Part XI
s. 136A..................	ad. No. 77, 1988
s. 137...................	rep. No. 94, 1998
s 138...................	am No 24, 1990; No 109, 2010
	rs No 19, 2013
	am No 11, 2023
s 139...................	am No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 99, 2017
s 140...................	am No 61, 2016
s 140AAA................	ad No 99, 2017
	am No 147, 2018; No 11, 2023
	ed C38
s. 140A..................	ad. No. 167, 1991
s 140AA.................	ad No 78, 2004
	rs No 99, 2017
	am No 11, 2023
s. 140B..................	ad. No. 219, 1992
s. 141...................	am. No. 24, 1990
s. 142...................	rs. No. 24, 1990
	rep. No. 94, 1998
s 142A..................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 94, 1998; No 109, 2010; No 110, 2010; No 26, 2013; No 11, 2023
s 144A..................	ad No 11, 2023
Schedules
Schedule 1................	am No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 11, 2023
Schedule 3................	ad. No. 24, 1990
	am. No. 167, 1991; Nos. 115 and 123, 2004; No. 110, 2010; No. 19, 2013
Schedule 4................	ad No 24, 1990
	am No 167, 1991; No 166, 1995; No 94, 1998; No 134, 1999; No 34, 2001; No 78, 2004; No 115, 2004; No  65, 2006 (as am by No 73, 2008); No 110, 2010; No 29, 2011; No 37, 2011; No 111, 2012; No  19, 2013; No 2, 2019; No 95, 2020; No 11, 2023

Endnote 5--Editorial changes

In preparing this compilation for registration, the following kinds of editorial change(s) were made under the Legislation Act 2003.

Subsection 110B(1)

Kind of editorial change

Give effect to the misdescribed amendment as intended

Details of editorial change

Schedule 3 item 5 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 2023 provides as follows:

5  At the end of subsection 110B(1)

 ; (d) the integrity of the electoral system, as it relates to referendums, by ensuring that only those with a legitimate connection to Australia are able to influence Australian referendums.

The instruction to insert the paragraph is missing.

This compilation was editorially changed to insert paragraph (d) at the end of subsection 110B(1) and give effect to the misdescribed amendment as intended.

Subsection 110B(2)

Kind of editorial change

Give effect to the misdescribed amendment as intended

Details of editorial change

Schedule 3 item 6 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 2023 provides as follows:

6  At the end of subsection 110B(2)

 ; (c) restricting the communication of referendum matter authorised by foreign campaigners.

The instruction to insert the paragraph is missing.

This compilation was editorially changed to insert paragraph (c) at the end of subsection 110B(2) and give effect to the misdescribed amendment as intended.

Subsection 140AAA(2)

Kind of editorial change

Change to punctuation

Details of editorial change

Schedule 4 item 5 of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Act 2023 instructs to omit "in relation to section  110C of this Act" from subsection 140AAA(2).

This amendment results in paragraph 140AAA(2)(c) ending with a semicolon and full stop.

This compilation was editorially changed to omit the semicolon from paragraph 140AAA(2)(c) to correct the punctuation.