Queensland Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019

- As at 30 October 2019
- Act 31 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENT OF ELECTORAL ACT 1992

   3.      Act amended
   4.      Amendment of s 2 (Definitions)
   5.      Amendment of s 7 (Functions and powers of commission)
   6.      Amendment of s 31 (Returning officers)
   7.      Amendment of s 32 (Assistant returning officers)
   8.      Insertion of new s 32A
   9.      Replacement of s 35 (Distribution, and redistribution, of State into electoral districts)
   10.     Replacement of s 38 (Electoral redistribution after certain number of elections and minimum period)
   11.     Amendment of s 52 (When redistribution takes effect)
   12.     Amendment of s 59 (Preparation of electoral rolls)
   13.     Amendment of s 64 (Entitlement to enrolment)
   14.     Amendment of s 81 (Writs for elections)
   15.     Replacement of ss 82 and 83
   16.     Amendment of s 84 (Form and content of writs)
   17.     Amendment of s 86 (Change of time limits in writ)
   18.     Amendment of s 89 (Deposit to accompany nomination)
   19.     Amendment of s 98 (Setting up and operating polling booths)
   20.     Amendment of s 99 (Kinds of polling booths)
   21.     Insertion of new ss 99A and 99B
   22.     Replacement of s 100 (Adjournment of poll)
   23.     Insertion of new s 101A
   24.     Amendment of s 102 (Supply of ballot papers and electoral rolls)
   25.     Insertion of new s 102A
   26.     Amendment of s 104 (Scrutineers)
   27.     Amendment of s 106 (Who may vote)
   28.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 5, sdiv 1AA
   29.     Amendment of s 107 (Procedure for voting)
   30.     Amendment of s 110 (Pre-poll ordinary voting)
   31.     Omission of s 111 (Pre-poll voting offices)
   32.     Amendment of s 112 (Procedure for pre-poll ordinary voting)
   33.     Amendment of s 114 (Who may make a declaration vote)
   34.     Amendment of s 115 (Who must make a declaration vote)
   35.     Amendment of s 116 (Ways in which an elector may make a declaration vote)
   36.     Amendment of s 117 (Making a declaration vote at a polling booth)
   37.     Omission of s 118 (Making a declaration vote at a commission office)
   38.     Amendment of s 119 (Making a declaration vote using posted voting papers)
   39.     Amendment of s 120 (Electoral visitor voting)
   40.     Insertion of new pt 7, div 5, sdiv 5
   41.     Amendment of s 124 (Votes to be counted in accordance with division)
   42.     Amendment of s 125 (Preliminary processing of declaration envelopes and ballot papers)
   43.     Amendment of s 126 (Preliminary and official counting of votes)
   44.     Replacement of s 127 (Preliminary counting of ordinary votes)
   45.     Amendment of s 128 (Official counting of votes)
   46.     Insertion of new s 130A
   47.     Insertion of new s 133A
   48.     Amendment of s 136 (Storage of ballot papers and declaration envelopes)
   49.     Amendment of s 147 (Restrictions on certain orders)
   50.     Amendment of s 177 (Misuse of restricted information)
   51.     Amendment of s 188 (Canvassing etc. in or near polling places)
   52.     Insertion of new s 188A
   53.     Amendment of s 191 (Offences relating to ballot papers)
   54.     Replacement of s 192 (Failure to post, fax or deliver documents for someone else)
   55.     Amendment of s 194 (Breaking seals on parcels)
   56.     Amendment of s 195 (Duty of witness to signing of declaration voting papers)
   57.     Amendment of s 197 (Definitions)
   58.     Replacement of s 198 (Meaning of disclosure period)
   59.     Insertion of new ss 260A and 260B
   60.     Amendment of s 261 (Disclosure by candidates of gifts)
   61.     Amendment of s 262 (Loans to candidates)
   62.     Amendment of s 263 (Disclosure of gifts by third parties that incur expenditure for political purposes)
   63.     Amendment of s 264 (Disclosure by third parties of gifts to candidates)
   64.     Amendment of s 265 (Gifts to political parties)
   64A.    Amendment of s 266B (Requirement to disclose large gifts)
   65.     Amendment of s 272 (Particular loans not to be received)
   66.     Amendment of s 283 (Returns of electoral expenditure)
   66A.    Amendment of s 290 (Returns by registered political parties)
   66B.    Amendment of s 294 (Returns by associated entities)
   67.     Amendment of s 307 (Offences)
   68.     Insertion of new s 307D
   69.     Amendment of s 309 (Records to be kept)
   70.     Insertion of new s 312A
   71.     Amendment of s 316 (Publishing of returns)
   72.     Amendment of s 317 (Inspection and supply of copies of claims and returns)
   73.     Insertion of new pt 13, div 10

   PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF REFERENDUMS ACT 1997

   74.     Act amended
   75.     Insertion of new pt 4, div 1AA
   76.     Amendment of s 15 (Setting up and operating polling booths)
   77.     Amendment of s 16 (Kinds of polling booths)
   78.     Insertion of new ss 16A and 16B
   79.     Amendment of s 17 (Adjournment of poll at polling booth)
   80.     Insertion of new s 17A
   81.     Amendment of s 18 (Ballot papers and electoral rolls)
   82.     Insertion of new s 18A
   83.     Amendment of s 19 (Scrutineers)
   84.     Amendment of s 21 (Who may vote)
   85.     Amendment of s 22 (Procedure for voting)
   86.     Amendment of s 24A (Pre-poll ordinary voting)
   87.     Omission of s 24B (Pre-poll voting offices)
   88.     Amendment of s 24C (Procedure for pre-poll ordinary voting)
   89.     Amendment of s 25 (Who may make a declaration vote)
   90.     Amendment of s 26 (Who must make a declaration vote)
   91.     Amendment of s 27 (Ways in which an elector may make a declaration vote)
   92.     Amendment of s 28 (Making a declaration vote at a polling booth)
   93.     Omission of s 29 (Making a declaration vote at a commission office)
   94.     Amendment of s 30 (Making a declaration vote using posted referendum papers)
   95.     Amendment of s 31 (Electoral visitor voting)
   96.     Insertion of new pt 4, div 3, sdiv 4
   97.     Amendment of s 36 (Preliminary processing of declaration envelopes and ballot papers)
   98.     Amendment of s 37 (Preliminary and official counting of votes)
   99.     Replacement of s 38 (Preliminary counting of ordinary votes)
   100.    Amendment of s 39 (Official counting of votes)
   101.    Insertion of new s 41A
   102.    Amendment of s 46 (Storage of ballot papers and declaration envelopes)
   103.    Amendment of s 72 (Author of referendum matter must be named)
   104.    Amendment of s 73 (Headline to general referendum matter advertisements)
   105.    Amendment of s 76 (Leave to vote)
   106.    Amendment of s 77 (Canvassing etc. in or near polling places)
   107.    Amendment of s 78 (Interrupting voting etc.)
   108.    Amendment of s 82 (Offences relating to ballot papers)
   109.    Amendment of s 83 (Failure to give, post or send documents for someone else)
   110.    Amendment of s 85 (Breaking seals on parcels)
   111.    Amendment of s 86 (Duty of witness to signing of declaration voting papers)
   112.    Amendment of s 88 (Extension of time)
   113.    Amendment of s 89 (Cut-off day for electoral rolls for an election and a referendum)
   114.    Omission of s 90 (Pre-poll voting—making a declaration vote at a commission office)
   115.    Amendment of s 94 (Applications, declarations, ballot papers and references)
   116.    Insertion of new s 95A
   117.    Amendment of s 96 (Adjournment at both referendum and election)
   118.    Amendment of s 96AC (Application of division 1)
   119.    Amendment of s 96AE (Applications, declarations, ballot papers and references)
   120.    Omission of s 96AH (Ballot papers)
   121.    Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)

   PART 4 - AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1 - Amendment of Acts Interpretation Act 1954

   122.    Act amended
   123.    Amendment of sch 1 (Meaning of commonly used words and expressions)

           Division 2 - Amendment of Parliament of Queensland Act 2001

   124.    Act amended
   125.    Amendment of s 5 (Relationship between this Act and some other Acts about Parliament)