Electoral Amendment (Legislative Council Ballot Papers) Act 2015
An Act to amend the Electoral Act 2004
[Royal Assent 8 December 2015]
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Electoral Amendment (Legislative Council Ballot Papers) Act 2015 .
This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, the Electoral Act 2004 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 77 amended (How and when nomination takes place)
Section 77(2) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph:(ba) include, if the nomination is for a Council election and subsection (5) does not apply to the nomination, a statement by the person being nominated stating whether or not the person wants the word "independent" to appear on the ballot paper under the person's name; and
5. Section 81 amended (Names of registered parties on ballot papers)
Section 81 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:(3) If a person is nominated in accordance with section 77(2) for a Council election and has stated in accordance with paragraph (ba) of that section that he or she wants the word "independent" to appear on the ballot paper under his or her name, the word "independent" is to appear on the ballot paper immediately under the name of that candidate.
6. Section 98 amended (Design of Council ballot papers)
Section 98 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:(1A) If any candidate has stated in accordance with section 77(2)(ba) that he or she wants the word "independent" to appear on the ballot paper under his or her name, the word "independent" is to appear on the ballot paper immediately under the name of that candidate.
7. Section 244A inserted
After section 244 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part 10:244A. Application of amendments effected by Electoral Amendment (Legislative Council Ballot Papers) Act 2015
The amendments of this Act effected by the Electoral Amendment (Legislative Council Ballot Papers) Act 2015 do not apply to a Council election in respect of which a writ, for the holding of the election, was issued before the commencement of that Act.
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which it commences.
[Second reading presentation speech made in:
Legislative Council on 25 AUGUST 2015]
House of Assembly on 19 NOVEMBER 2015