Electoral Regulation 1992


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ELECTORAL REGULATION 1992
Queensland Electoral Act 1992 ELECTORAL REGULATION 1992 Reprinted as in force on 30 June 2002 (includes amendments up to SL No. 331 of 2000) This is the reprint current on the repeal date Reprint No. 2B This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy
Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 30 June 2002. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 have been made to use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35). This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— when provisions commenced editorial changes made in earlier reprints.
Queensland ELECTORAL REGULATION 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2A Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—ELECTORAL ROLLS 3 Other information to be set out in electoral roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Publicly available part of an electoral roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 2A—REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES 4A Application for registration—Act, s 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PART 3—ANNUAL RETURNS BY REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES 5 Amounts to be shown in annual returns by registered political parties. . . . . 5 SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FEES ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5 Tables in earlier reprints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
s1 3 s3 Electoral Regulation 1992 ELECTORAL REGULATION 1992 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 30 June 2002] PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Electoral Regulation 1992 . 2 Fees The fees set out in the Schedule are the fees to be paid for the purposes specified in the Schedule. 2A Forms (1) An approved form under the Act is a form approved by the Commission for the purposes specified in the form. (2) A person may ask the Commission for an approved form. (3) The Commission must comply promptly with the request. PART 2—ELECTORAL ROLLS 3 Other information to be set out in electoral roll For the purposes of section 58(3)(e) 1 of the Act, each electoral roll must set out the day on which a person is enrolled on the electoral roll. 1 Section 58 (Commission to keep electoral rolls)
s 4 4 s 4A Electoral Regulation 1992 4 Publicly available part of an electoral roll (1) The date of birth of a person on an electoral roll is declared to be restricted information. (2) The following information, in relation to each person on an electoral roll, is declared to be restricted information— (a) the person’s sex and occupation; (b) the day on which the person is enrolled on the electoral roll. (3) Subsection (2) does not take effect until the day after the cut-off day for electoral rolls for the next general election. PART 2A—REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES 4A Application for registration—Act, s 70 (1) For the Act, section 70(4)(g), 2 an application for registration of a political party that is not a Queensland parliamentary party must be accompanied by— (a) for each person whose name is set out in the application as being a member of the party, a copy of each of the following— (i) the person’s application for party membership; (ii) unless the party’s constitution provides that acceptance of any application for membership is automatic, a document evidencing the party’s acceptance of the person as a member in accordance with the party’s constitution; (iii) if the application for registration is made more than 1 year after the person’s application for party membership, a document evidencing that the person is a member of the party as at the date of application for registration; and (b) a list of associated entities of the party. (2) In this section— 2 Section 70 (Applications for registration)
s5 5 s5 Electoral Regulation 1992 “associated entity” has the meaning given by the Act, schedule, section 287. 3 PART 3—ANNUAL RETURNS BY REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES 5 Amounts to be shown in annual returns by registered political parties (1) A return for section 314AB(1)(a) 4 of the Schedule to the Act must set out— (a) the sum of all donations of amounts of less than $1 500; and (b) the sum of all amounts received as membership or affiliation fees or subscriptions; and (c) the sum of all amounts of the earnings from assets of the registered political party, except earnings mentioned in paragraph (d); and (d) the sum of all amounts of the earnings from the sale of goods, or the provision of services, by the registered political party; and (e) the sum of all amounts received that are not mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d); and (f) the sum of the total of the amounts mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e). (2) The particulars of an amount mentioned in section (1)(c), (d) or (e) must be stated as if the amount were a sum to which section 314AC of the Schedule to the Act applies. (3) A return under section 314AB(1)(b) of the Schedule to the Act must set out— (a) the sum of all amounts paid for capital assets of the registered political party; and 3 Schedule, section 287 (Interpretation) 4 Schedule, section 314AB (Annual returns by registered political parties)
s5 6 s5 Electoral Regulation 1992 (b) the sum of all amounts paid for the sale of goods, or the provision of services, by the registered political party; and (c) the sum of all amounts paid for wages and salaries of staff, including the amount of costs directly related to the amounts; and (d) for advertising or public relations—the sum of all amounts paid for— (i) radio; and (ii) television; and (iii) newspapers; and (iv) magazines; and (v) display advertising; and (vi) other forms of advertising or public relations; and (e) the sum of all amounts paid for affiliations, donations and gifts; and (f) the sum of all amounts paid for administration (except an amount mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e)), including expenditure on— (i) engaging consultants; and (ii) conducting opinion polls; and (g) the sum of all other amounts paid; and (h) the sum of the total of the amounts mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g). (4) The particulars of an amount mentioned in subsection (3)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f) or (g) must be stated as if the amount were a sum to which section 314AD of the Schedule to the Act applies.
7 Electoral Regulation 1992 SCHEDULE FEES section 2 of this regulation $ 1. Supply of a printed version of the publicly available part of an electoral roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00 2. Supply to a local government of a computer disk or computer tape version of the entire electoral roll for the electoral districts that are, in whole or part, within the local government area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275.00 plus the additional applicable amount 3. Supply to a local government of changes to a computer disk or computer tape version of the entire electoral roll for the electoral districts that are, in whole or part, within the local government area, for each calendar year . . . . . . 275.00 plus the additional applicable amount 4. In this Schedule— “additional applicable amount” means $22.00 for each 1 000 (or part of 1 000) electors enrolled for the local government area as at 31 August immediately before the application for supply.
8 Electoral Regulation 1992 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 30 June 2002. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present Key prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previous = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 1992 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered
9 Electoral Regulation 1992 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. 1 2 2A Amendments included none to SL No. 460 of 1994 to SL No. 331 of 2000 Reprint date 1 September 1992 17 January 1995 22 December 2000 5 Tables in earlier reprints TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS Name of table Table of changed names and titles Reprint No. 2 6 List of legislation Electoral Regulation 1992 SL No. 255 made by the Governor in Council on 13 August 1992 notfd gaz 14 August 1992 pp 2892–3 commenced on date of notification rep 30 June 2002 (2002 SL No. 125 s 10) amending legislation— Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994 SL No. 460 notfd gaz 16 December 1994 pp 1792–7 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 31 December 1994 (see s 2) Electoral Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 SL No. 331 notfd gaz 15 December 2000 pp 1478–83 commenced on date of notification 7 List of annotations PART 1—PRELIMINARY pt hdg ins 1994 SL No. 460 s 4 Forms s 2A ins 1994 SL No. 460 s 5
10 Electoral Regulation 1992 PART 2—ELECTORAL ROLLS pt hdg ins 1994 SL No. 460 s 6 PART 2A—REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES pt hdg ins 2000 SL No. 331 s 3 Application for registration—Act, s 70 s 4A ins 2000 SL No. 331 s 3 PART 3—ANNUAL RETURNS BY REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES pt hdg ins 1994 SL No. 460 s 7 Amounts to be shown in annual returns by registered political parties s 5 ins 1994 SL No. 460 s 7 © State of Queensland 2002