Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Special Minister of State
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to: allow the Electoral Commissioner to update an elector’s enrolled address following receipt and analysis of reliable and current data sources from outside the Electoral Commission; require an elector to be notified of the Electoral Commissioner’s intention to enrol them at a new address and give the elector the opportunity to object to the change; enable objection action to be discontinued and the elector’s enrolled address updated so that the elector is not removed from the electoral roll; standardise references to the Electoral Commissioner; provide for the Electoral Commissioner to delegate the power to seek information; and make consequential amendments; and
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
to prohibit the Electoral Commissioner from updating an elector’s address on a roll during the period from 8 pm on the day the rolls close to the close of voting at a referendum.

Progress

House of Representatives
23 Nov 2011	Introduced and read a first time
23 Nov 2011	Second reading moved
20 Mar 2012	Second reading debate
21 Mar 2012	Second reading debate
21 Mar 2012	Second reading agreed to
21 Mar 2012	Consideration in detail debate
21 Mar 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
22 Mar 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Mar 2012	Second reading moved
20 Jun 2012	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2012	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2012	Second reading agreed to
21 Jun 2012	Third reading agreed to

21 Jun 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
24 Jul 2012	Assent Act no.: 110 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (24/11/2011): Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Committee Report (13/03/2012)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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