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Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
group

means a group of 2 or more candidates nominated for election to the Senate who have their names grouped in the ballot paper s in accordance with section 168.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 168 Grouping of candidates
group amount

for a group means the total amount worked out by multiplying $2.801 by the number of formal first preference votes given for candidates in the group in the relevant election, based on formal first preference votes counted as at the day mentioned in subsection 2 93(3).

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 293 Election funding for registered political parties
harmonic mean

has the meaning given by subsection 48(2AA).

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 38A Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 48 Determination of number of members of House of Representatives to be chosen in States and Territories
head office

of an entity means the place of business where central management and control of the entity are exercised.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
Hospital

includes a convalescent home or an institution similar to a hospital or to a convalescent home.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
House of Representatives election

means an election of a member of the House of Representatives.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
how‐to‐vote card

means a card, handbill or pamphlet:

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
illegal practice

means a contravention of this Act or the regulations.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 352 Interpretation
Issuing point

, in relation to a polling booth, means a place within the polling booth at which ballot paper s are issued to persons voting at the booth.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
Itinerant elector

means an elector who is entitled under section 96 to be treated as an itinerant elector.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 96 Itinerant electors
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
jointly endorsed group

means a group whose candidates are endorsed for a Senate election by more than one registered political party.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
journal

means a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, whether published for sale or for distribution without charge.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
Justice of the Peace

means a Justice of the Peace of the Commonwealth, or part of the Commonwealth, or of a State, or part of a State.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
listed carriage service

has the meaning given by section 16 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 .

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
loan

means any of the following:

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 287 Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 10 Resignation
mandatory question

in the qualification checklist means a question to which the answer is “Yes” or “No”, or (if applicable) “Unknown” or “N/A”.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
next of kin

has a meaning affected by subsection ( 11).

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 11 Disclosure of interests
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
non‐judicial appointee

means the Commissioner referred to in paragraph 6(2)(c).

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 5 Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 6 Establishment of Commission
non‐self‐governing Territory

means Norfolk Island, the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Christmas Island or the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation
Northern Territory

does not include the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or the Territory of Christmas Island .

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 38A Interpretation
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 - 4 Interpretation

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