Electoral Act 2017 No 66
Table of versions
| Effective date | Publication date | Amendments included | Notes |
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| 09 October 2024 | 09 October 2024 | 2024 No
57 |
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| 01 October 2024 | 01 October 2024 | 2022 No
57 |
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| 30 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | 2023 No
35 |
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| 01 July 2022 | 01 July 2022 | 2017 No
66 |
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| 03 November 2022 | 03 November 2022 | 2022 No
58 |
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| 02 November 2022 | 02 November 2022 | 2022 No
57 |
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| 29 November 2021 | 29 November 2021 | 2021 No
42 |
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| 22 January 2021 | 22 January 2021 | 2020 No
30 |
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| 01 December 2018 | 01 December 2018 | 2018 No
33 |
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| 31 October 2018 | 31 October 2018 | 2018 No
68 |
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| 02 July 2018 | 02 July 2018 | — | IA sec 30C |
| 01 July 2018 | 01 July 2018 | 2018 No
20 |
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| 29 June 2018 | 29 June 2018 | 2018 No
25 |
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| 30 November 2017 | 30 November 2017 |
Original legislation
Electoral Act 2017 No 66
Assented to 30.11.2017.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (302) LW 29.6.2018.
Amended by sec 275 of this Act.
Amending legislation
Government Sector Finance Amendment (Integrity Agencies) Act 2024 No 57
Assented to 23.09.2024.
Date of commencement, 9.10.2024, sec 2 and 2024 (518) LW 9.10.2024.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023 No 35
Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(c).
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2022 No 58
Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement, 3.11.2022, sec 2 and 2022 (653) LW 2.11.2022.
Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 57
Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.11.2022, sec 2(1) and 2022 (652) LW 2.11.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.10.2024, sec 2(2).
Electoral Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021 No 42
Assented to 29.11.2021.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 No 30
Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2018 No 68
Assented to 31.10.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.10, assent, Sch 1.10.
Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Act 2018 No 33
Assented to 27.06.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.7, 1.12.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (671) LW 30.11.2018.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 No 25
Assented to 15.06.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.12, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
Electoral Funding Act 2018 No 20
Assented to 30.05.2018.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (365) LW 29.6.2018.
History notes
This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.
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Sec 4 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [2]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.14; 2022 No 57, Sch 2[1]. |
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Secs 34, 45 |
Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.14. |
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Sec 57 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [3]. |
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Sec 59 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [1]; 2022 No 57, Sch 2[2]. |
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Sec 62 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[3] [4]. |
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Sec 63 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [4]. |
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Sec 64 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[5] [6]. |
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Sec 70 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[7]. |
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Sec 94 |
Am 2018 No 33, Sch 5.7 [1]. |
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Sec 101 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[8]. |
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Sec 102 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[9]. |
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Sec 104 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[10] [11]. |
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Sec 105A |
Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 2[12]. |
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Sec 106 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[13]. |
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Sec 106A |
Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 2[14]. |
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Sec 106B |
Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 2[14]. |
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Sec 111 |
Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.8. |
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Sec 114 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[1]. |
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Sec 119 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [2]. |
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Sec 144 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [3]; 2022 No 58, Sch 1[1]. |
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Sec 145 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [4]. |
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Sec 148 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [5]. |
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Sec 149 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [6]; 2022 No 57, Sch 1[2]–[4]. |
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Sec 149A |
Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 1[5]. |
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Sec 165 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[15]. |
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Sec 182 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[6]. |
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Sec 186 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[7] [8]. |
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Sec 187A |
Ins 2022 No 58, Sch 1[2]. |
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Sec 190 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[9]. |
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Sec 191 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [5]. |
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Sec 192 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [6]. |
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Sec 200 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [7]. |
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Sec 206A |
Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 1[10]. |
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Sec 215 |
Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.12. |
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Sec 223 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [8]. |
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Sec 258 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [9]. |
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Sec 259 |
Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [7]. |
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Sec 263 |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [10]. |
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Sec 267A |
Ins 2024 No 57, Sch 2.2. |
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Sec 268 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[11]. |
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Part 10, Div 3 |
Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275. |
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Sec 272 |
Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275. |
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Sec 273 |
Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275. |
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Sec 274 |
Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275. |
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Sec 275 |
Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275. |
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Sch 2 |
Am 2022 No 58, Sch 1[3]. |
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Sch 4 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2[16]. |
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Sch 5 |
Subst 2022 No 57, Sch 2[17]. |
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Sch 6 |
Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[12]. |
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Sch 7 |
Am 2018 No 33, Sch 5.7 [2]; 2022 No 57, Schs 1[13], 2[18]; 2022 No 58, Sch 1[4]. |
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Sch 8 |
Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2022 No 58, Sch 1[5]. |
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The whole Act |
Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [1] (“Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981” omitted wherever occurring, “Electoral Funding Act 2018” inserted instead). |
Table of concordance
For the purposes of comparison, this table shows for provisions of this Act (as at the date of assent) corresponding provisions of the repealed Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912.
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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Provisions of the proposed Act |
Corresponding provisions of PE&E Act |
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Secs 1–3 |
— |
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Sec 4 |
Sec 3 |
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Secs 5–17 |
— |
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Sec 18 |
— |
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Sec 19 |
Sec 19 |
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Sec 20 |
Sec 6 |
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Sec 21 |
Sec 17A |
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Sec 22 |
Sec 13 |
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Sec 23 |
— |
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Sec 24 |
Sec 14A |
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Sec 25 |
Sec 14 |
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Secs 26–28 |
— |
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Sec 29 |
Sec 15 |
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Sec 30 |
Secs 22 and 25 |
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Sec 31 |
Secs 23 and 24 |
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Sec 32 |
Sec 27 |
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Sec 33 |
Sec 28 |
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Sec 34 |
Sec 29 |
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Sec 35 |
Sec 30 |
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Sec 36 |
Sec 31 |
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Sec 37 |
Sec 114AA |
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Secs 38 and 39 |
— |
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Sec 40 |
Secs 36 and 37 |
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Sec 41 |
— |
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Sec 42 |
Sec 26 |
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Sec 43 |
— |
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Sec 44 |
Sec 46 |
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Sec 45 |
Sec 47 |
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Sec 46 |
— |
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Sec 47 |
Sec 39 |
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Sec 48 |
Sec 38 |
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Sec 49 |
Sec 40 |
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Sec 50 |
Sec 41 |
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Sec 51 |
Sec 42 |
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Sec 52 |
Sec 43 |
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Sec 53 |
Sec 44 |
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Sec 54 |
Sec 45 |
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Sec 55 |
Sec 48 |
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Sec 56 |
Sec 49 |
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Part 6 |
Part 4A |
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Sec 57 |
Sec 66A |
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Sec 58 |
Sec 66C |
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Sec 59 |
Sec 66D |
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Sec 60 |
Sec 66DA |
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Sec 61 |
Sec 66E |
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Sec 62 |
Sec 66F |
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Sec 63 |
Sec 66FA |
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Sec 64 |
Sec 66G |
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Sec 65 |
— |
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Sec 66 |
Sec 66H |
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Sec 67 |
Sec 66HA |
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Sec 68 |
Sec 66I |
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Sec 69 |
— |
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Sec 70 |
Sec 66J |
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Sec 71 |
Sec 66K |
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Sec 72 |
Sec 66L |
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Sec 73 |
Sec 66M |
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Sec 74 |
Secs 68, 74A and 120I |
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Sec 75 |
Secs 72 and 74C |
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Sec 76 (1) |
Sec 70 |
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Sec 76 (3) |
Secs 69A and 71 |
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Sec 77 |
Secs 74 and 74D |
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Sec 78 |
Secs 69 and 74B |
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Sec 79 |
Sec 79 (8) |
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Sec 80 |
Sec 75 |
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Sec 81 |
— |
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Sec 82 |
Sec 135A |
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Secs 83–85 |
— |
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Sec 86 |
Sec 81C |
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Secs 87 and 88 |
— |
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Sec 89 |
Secs 79A and 81G |
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Sec 90 |
Sec 81D |
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Sec 91 |
Secs 79 (7) and 81E |
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Sec 92 |
Secs 80 and 81H (1) |
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Sec 93 |
Secs 81 and 81H (3) |
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Secs 94–99 |
Secs 81J–81P |
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Part 7, Division 5, Subdivision 1 |
Part 5, Divisions 6 and 6A |
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Secs 100 and 101 |
— |
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Sec 102 |
Sec 83B |
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Sec 103 |
Sec 104A |
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Sec 104 |
Sec 83D |
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Sec 105 |
Sec 83E |
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Sec 106 |
Sec 83H |
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Sec 107 |
Sec 83I |
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Sec 108 |
Sec 84 |
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Sec 109 |
Sec 95 |
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Sec 110 |
Sec 85 |
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Sec 111 |
— |
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Sec 112 |
Sec 89 |
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Sec 113 |
Sec 114P |
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Sec 114 |
— |
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Sec 115 |
Sec 114PA |
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Sec 116 |
Sec 114R (5A) |
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Sec 117 |
— |
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Sec 118 |
Sec 87A |
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Sec 119 |
Secs 90 and 137 |
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Secs 120–122 |
— |
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Sec 123 |
Sec 93 |
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Sec 124 |
Sec 94 |
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Sec 125 |
Sec 96 |
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Sec 126 |
— |
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Sec 127 |
Sec 99 |
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Sec 128 |
Sec 100 |
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Sec 129 |
Secs 99A and 103A |
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Sec 130 |
Sec 101 |
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Sec 131 |
Secs 102 and 102A |
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Sec 132 |
Sec 103 |
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Sec 133 |
Sec 104 |
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Sec 134 |
Sec 108 |
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Sec 135 |
Sec 115 |
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Sec 136 |
Secs 99A and 103A |
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Sec 137 |
Secs 106 and 115A |
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Secs 138–140 |
— |
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Sec 141 |
Sec 116 |
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Sec 142 |
Sec 117 |
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Sec 143 |
Sec 114A |
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Sec 144 |
Sec 114AB |
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Sec 145 |
Sec 114D |
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Sec 146 |
Sec 114E |
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Sec 147 |
Sec 114F |
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Sec 148 |
Secs 114H and 114I |
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Sec 149 |
Sec 114L |
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Sec 150 |
Sec 114N |
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Sec 151 |
Sec 120AA |
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Sec 152 |
Sec 120AB |
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Secs 153 and 154 |
— |
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Sec 155 |
Sec 120AC |
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Sec 156 |
Sec 120AD |
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Sec 157 |
— |
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Sec 158 |
Sec 120AE |
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Sec 159 |
Sec 120AG |
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Sec 160 |
Sec 120AI |
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Sec 161 |
Sec 120AK |
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Sec 162 |
Sec 120AL |
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Sec 163 |
Sec 84 |
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Sec 164 |
Secs 121 and 129B |
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Sec 165 |
Secs 122, 122A and 129F |
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Sec 166 |
Sec 119 |
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Sec 167 |
Sec 129EA |
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Sec 168 |
Sec 129EB |
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Sec 169 |
Secs 123 and 129C |
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Sec 170 |
Sec 125A |
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Secs 171 and 172 |
— |
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Sec 173 |
Secs 126 and 129G |
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Sec 174 |
Sec 126A |
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Sec 175 |
Secs 127 and 129H |
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Sec 176 |
Secs 130, 131, 131A and 132 |
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Sec 177 |
— |
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Sec 178 |
Sec 151J |
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Secs 179–181 |
— |
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Sec 182 |
Sec 151GA |
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Secs 183–202 |
— |
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Sec 203 |
Sec 114 |
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Secs 204–206 |
— |
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Sec 207 |
Sec 120F |
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Sec 208 |
Sec 113 |
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Sec 209 |
Sec 147 |
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Sec 210 |
Sec 151 |
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Sec 211 |
Sec 111 |
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Sec 212 |
Sec 112 |
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Sec 213 |
Sec 176B |
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Secs 214–216 |
— |
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Sec 217 |
Sec 176E |
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Sec 218 |
Sec 176F |
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Sec 219 |
Sec 177 |
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Sec 220 (2) |
Secs 81A and 81H (2) |
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Sec 221 |
Sec 134 |
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Sec 222 |
Sec 138 |
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Sec 223 |
Sec 176C |
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Sec 224 |
Sec 156 |
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Sec 225 |
Sec 161 |
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Sec 226 |
— |
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Sec 227 |
Sec 166 |
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Sec 228 |
Sec 169 |
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Sec 229 |
Sec 175 |
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Sec 230 |
Sec 175A |
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Sec 231 |
Sec 175AA |
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Sec 232 |
Sec 154A |
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Sec 233 |
Sec 155 |
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Sec 234 |
Secs 157, 158 and 159 |
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Sec 235 |
Sec 160 |
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Sec 236 |
Sec 163 |
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Sec 237 |
Sec 164 |
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Sec 238 |
Sec 165 |
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Sec 239 |
Sec 167 |
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Sec 240 |
Sec 168 |
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Sec 241 |
Sec 170 |
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Sec 242 |
Sec 171 |
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Sec 243 |
Sec 172 |
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Sec 244 |
Sec 173 |
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Sec 245 |
Sec 174 |
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Sec 246 |
Sec 175B |
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Sec 247 |
Sec 175C |
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Sec 248 |
Sec 175D |
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Sec 249 |
Sec 175E |
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Sec 250 |
Sec 175F |
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Sec 251 |
Sec 175G |
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Sec 252 |
Sec 175I |
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Sec 253 |
Sec 175J |
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Sec 254 |
Sec 183 |
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Secs 255–258 |
— |
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Sec 259 |
Secs 120B and 120C |
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Sec 260 |
Sec 120D |
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Sec 261 |
Sec 120E |
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Sec 262 |
Sec 120G |
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Sec 263 |
— |
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Sec 264 |
Sec 176A |
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Sec 265 |
Sec 179 |
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Sec 266 |
Sec 186 |
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Sec 267 |
Sec 176 |
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Sec 268 |
Secs 48 and 135 |
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Sec 269 |
— |
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Sec 270 |
Sec 120AJ |
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Secs 271 and 272 |
— |
Electoral Bill 2017
More information on the passage of this Bill through Parliament, including links to the second reading speech and Legislation Review Committee report, is available via the Bills tab on the Parliament website.
| Introduced (LC): 17 October 2017 | Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable |
| 2nd Reading (LA): 17 October 2017 | |
| Assent: 30 November 2017 |  2017 No 66
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