Referendums Act 1997 No. 11
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1997 | 02 June 1997 | ||
| 15 May 1997 | 10 January 2000 | 1999 Act No. 70 | |
| 27 November 2000 | 06 December 2000 | 1999 Act No. 70 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 27 July 2001 | 2001 Act No. 25 | |
| 06 June 2002 | 07 June 2002 | 2002 Act No. 8 | |
| 01 July 2002 | 2002 Act No. 8 | ||
| 11 August 2006 | 2006 Act No. 41 | ||
| 28 September 2007 | 2007 Act No. 37 | ||
| 14 October 2010 | 23 January 2017 | 2010 Act No. 42 | |
| 17 December 2015 | 20 April 2017 | 2015 Act No. 35 | |
| 30 October 2019 | 20 January 2020 | 2019 Act No. 30 | |
| 31 January 2020 | 31 January 2020 | 2019 Act No. 31 | |
| 01 August 2020 | 05 August 2020 | 2020 Act No. 20 | |
| 20 September 2023 | 28 June 2024 | 2023 Act No. 23 |
List of Legislation
Referendums Act 1997 No. 11
date of assent 15 May 1997
commenced on date of assent
Amending legislation
State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 No. 70 ss 1–2, 166 sch 1
date of assent 06 December 1999
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 27 November 2000 (2000 SL No. 274)
Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2001 No. 25 pts 1, 4 sch 2
date of assent 25 May 2001
commenced on date of assent
Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002 No. 8 ss 1, 2(2), pt 8
date of assent 19 April 2002
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
s 73 commenced 1 July 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)
remaining provisions commenced 6 June 2002 (2002 SL No. 119)
Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No. 41 pts 1, 4A
date of assent 11 August 2006
commenced on date of assent (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No. 37 pts 1, 30
date of assent 29 August 2007
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 28 September 2007 (2007 SL No. 241)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch
date of assent 14 October 2010
commenced on date of assent
Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Referendum Act 2015 No. 35
date of assent 17 December 2015
commenced on date of assent
Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 2 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 30
date of assent 30 October 2019
pts 1, 2 div 1–2, 3 divs 1–2, 4 divs 1–2, pt 5 comm on date of assent
Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 31
date of assent 30 October 2019
pt 2 (other than ss 4(2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 57(2) (to the extent it ins new def source), 59, 60(1), 61(1), 62(2), 63–64, 65, 71, 73 (to the extent it ins new s 433)), pts 3–4 comm 31 January 2020 (2020 SL No. 3)
Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020 No. 20
date of assent 30 June 2020
s 56 sch 1 comm 1 August 2020 immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 that, under section 2 of that Act, commenced 1 August 2020 (see s 2(1)(d))
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23
date of assent 20 September 2023
pt 29 comm on date of assent
History notes
s 3 amd 2015 No. 35 s 7
s 6 amd 2015 No. 35 s 8
s 8 amd 2015 No. 35 s 9
s 11 amd 2015 No. 35 s 10
s 12 amd 2015 No. 35 s 11
s 13 amd 2015 No. 35 s 12
s 14A ins 2019 No. 31 s 75
s 15 amd 2019 No. 31 s 76
s 16 amd 2002 No. 8 s 64; 2015 No. 35 s 13; 2019 No. 31 s 77
s 16A ins 2019 No. 31 s 78
s 16B ins 2019 No. 31 s 78
s 17 amd 2019 No. 31 s 79
s 17A ins 2019 No. 31 s 80
amd 2023 No. 23 s 203
s 18 amd 2015 No. 35 s 14; 2019 No. 31 s 81
s 18A ins 2019 No. 31 s 82
s 19 amd 2015 No. 35 s 15; 2019 No. 31 s 83
s 21 amd 2006 No. 41 s 50B; 2015 No. 35 s 16; 2019 No. 31 s 84; 2023 No. 23 s 204
s 22 amd 2015 No. 35 s 17; 2019 No. 31 s 85
pt 4 div 3 sdiv 1A hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 18
s 24A ins 2015 No. 35 s 18
amd 2019 No. 31 s 86
s 24B ins 2015 No. 35 s 18
om 2019 No. 31 s 87
s 24C ins 2015 No. 35 s 18
amd 2019 No. 31 s 88
s 24D ins 2015 No. 35 s 18
s 25 amd 2002 No. 8 s 65; 2006 No. 41 s 50C; 2015 No. 35 s 19; 2019 No. 31 s 89
s 26 amd 2015 No. 35 s 20; 2019 No. 31 s 90
s 27 amd 2019 No. 31 s 91
s 28 amd 2019 No. 31 s 92
s 29 om 2019 No. 31 s 93
s 30 amd 2015 No. 35 s 21; 2019 No. 31 s 94
s 31 amd 2015 No. 35 s 22; 2019 No. 31 s 95
s 32 amd 2015 No. 35 s 23
pt 4 div 3 sdiv 2A hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 32A ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 32B ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 32C ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
amd 2020 No. 20 s 56 sch 1
s 32D ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 32E ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 32F ins 2015 No. 35 s 24
s 33 amd 2015 No. 35 s 25
s 34A ins 2019 No. 31 s 96
s 34B ins 2019 No. 31 s 96
s 36 amd 2015 No. 35 s 26; 2019 No. 31 s 97
s 36A ins 2023 No. 23 s 205
s 37 amd 2019 No. 31 s 98
s 38 amd 2015 No. 35 s 27
sub 2019 No. 31 s 99
s 39 amd 2015 No. 35 s 28; 2019 No. 31 s 100
s 41A ins 2019 No. 31 s 101
s 42 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
s 45 amd 1999 No. 70 s 166 sch 1
s 46 amd 2019 No. 31 s 102
pt 5 div 1 hdg ins 2001 No. 25 s 16
s 47 amd 2001 No. 25 s 17
s 49 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2; 2007 No. 37 s 146
s 50 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2; 2007 No. 37 s 147
s 51 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 52 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 53 amd 2001 No. 25 ss 18, 15 sch 2
s 54 sub 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 55 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 56 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 57 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 59 amd 2007 No. 37 s 148
s 60 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
s 61 amd 2001 No. 25 ss 19, 15 sch 2
s 62 amd 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
pt 5 div 2 hdg ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62A ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62B ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62C ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62D ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62E ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 62F ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
amd 2007 No. 37 s 149
s 62G ins 2001 No. 25 s 20
s 64 om 2002 No. 8 s 66
s 65 om 2002 No. 8 s 66
s 66 om 2002 No. 8 s 66
s 67 om 2002 No. 8 s 66
s 70 om 2002 No. 8 s 67
s 72 amd 2019 No. 31 s 103
s 73 amd 2019 No. 31 s 104
s 74 amd 2002 No. 8 s 68
s 75 amd 2002 No. 8 s 69
s 76 amd 2019 No. 31 s 105
s 77 amd 2002 No. 8 s 70; 2019 No. 31 s 106
s 78 amd 2019 No. 31 s 107
s 79 om 2002 No. 8 s 71
s 81 om 2002 No. 8 s 72
s 82 amd 2019 No. 31 s 108
s 83 amd 2015 No. 35 s 29; 2019 No. 31 s 109
s 85 amd 2019 No. 31 s 110
s 86 amd 2019 No. 31 s 111
pt 7 hdg sub 2015 No. 35 s 30
pt 7 div 1 hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 30
s 88 amd 2015 No. 35 s 31; 2019 No. 31 s 112
s 89 amd 2015 No. 35 s 32; 2019 No. 31 s 113
s 90 amd 2015 No. 35 s 33
om 2019 No. 31 s 114
s 91 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
s 92 amd 2015 No. 35 s 34
s 94 amd 2015 No. 35 s 35; 2019 No. 31 s 115
s 95 amd 2015 No. 35 s 36
s 95A ins 2019 No. 31 s 116
s 96 amd 2015 No. 35 s 37; 2019 No. 31 s 117
pt 7 div 2 hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AA ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AB ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AC ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
amd 2019 No. 30 s 255; 2019 No. 31 s 118
s 96AD ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AE ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
amd 2019 No. 31 s 119
s 96AF ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AG ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
s 96AH ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
om 2019 No. 31 s 120
s 96AI ins 2015 No. 35 s 38
pt 7A hdg ins 2002 No. 8 s 73
s 96A ins 2002 No. 8 s 73
s 96B ins 2002 No. 8 s 73
s 96C ins 2002 No. 8 s 73
s 96D ins 2002 No. 8 s 73
s 98 amd 2002 No. 8 s 74
pt 9 hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 39
pt 9 div 1 hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 39
s 101 ins 2001 No. 25 s 15 sch 2
pt 9 div 2 hdg ins 2015 No. 35 s 40
s 102 ins 2015 No. 35 s 40
sch 3 def Antarctic elector amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sch 3 def assistant returning officer amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(3)
sch 3 def broadcast ins 2002 No. 8 s 75
sch 3 def broadcaster ins 2002 No. 8 s 75
sch 3 def certified copy ins 2019 No. 31 s 121(2)
sch 3 def Commonwealth Electoral Act om 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sch 3 def Court of Disputed Returns amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2015 No. 35 s 41(4)
sch 3 def cut-off day for electoral rolls amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sub 2015 No. 35 s 41(1)–(2)
amd 2020 No. 20 s 56 sch 1
sch 3 def deputy electoral commissioner amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sub 2015 No. 35 s 41(1)–(2)
sch 3 def electoral commissioner amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sub 2015 No. 35 s 41(1)–(2)
sch 3 def electoral district amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sch 3 def electoral visitor voter amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(5)
sch 3 def institution amd 2006 No. 41 s 50D; 2015 No. 35 s 41(6); 2020 No. 20 s 56 sch 1
sch 3 def issuing officer sub 2015 No. 35 s 41(1)–(2)
amd 2020 No. 20 s 56 sch 1
sch 3 def journal ins 2002 No. 8 s 75
sch 3 def LGEA ins 2015 No. 35 s 41(2)
sch 3 def local government election ins 2015 No. 35 s 41(2)
sch 3 def member of the commission’s staff amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(7)
sch 3 def ordinary postal voter amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(8)
sub 2019 No. 31 s 121
sch 3 def polling booth amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(9)
sch 3 def polling day amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch
sch 3 def pre-poll ordinary vote ins 2015 No. 35 s 41(2)
sch 3 def pre-poll voting office ins 2015 No. 35 s 41(2)
sub 2019 No. 31 s 121
sch 3 def referendum matter ins 2019 No. 31 s 121(2)
sch 3 def returning officer amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(10)
sch 3 def special postal voter amd 2015 No. 35 s 41(11)
sch 3 def spoilt ballot paper ins 2019 No. 31 s 121(2)
Referendums Act 1997
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| Introduced: 24 July 1996 |  Bill (Introduction)
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| Assent: 15 May 1997 | Act 1997, No. 11
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