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<act title="COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021" bill.title="COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021" year.introduced="2021" no="8" member.id="the Honourable Shannon Fentiman, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence" type="bill" bill.no="8" bill.type="government" act.type="publicgeneral" print.type="bill.first" parliament.no="57" id="bill-2021-008" version.desc.id="6a98f02b-d6bf-4f9a-813c-484c822755d7" version.series.id="a2237627-9f0d-4d8b-b8dd-10445ab13970" amending="pure" introduction.date="2021-03-11" publication.date="2021-03-11"><coverdata id="cd" guid="_cd4e875e-5dd8-44a1-aba1-e8a87ed6ab08"/><wrapper><front id="frnt" guid="_68946326-90a0-4524-bbee-1449cd3906a3"><longtitle id="frnt-lt" guid="_a767097b-9501-4bd2-9d13-cf4460858451"><block><txt break.before="1">An Act to amend the <legref target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Act 2010</name></legref>, the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0235" target.version.series="41e6cc2a-7f19-4b16-947b-f28da505add0" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Regulation 2012</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020</name></legref>, the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0102" target.version.series="31ad30cf-1910-49c9-9040-cadcf4741b1d" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Economic Development (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Environmental Protection Act 1994</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Gaming Machine Act 1991</name></legref>, the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Proceedings and Other Matters) Regulation 2020</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Act 2009</name></legref>, the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>, the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0236" target.version.series="41ff2415-c581-4d17-9646-f6d233ddf461" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Regulation 2012</name></legref> and the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2014-0177" target.version.series="751a1277-4f9b-4cf9-b887-0ba93134be45" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014</name></legref> for particular purposes</txt></block></longtitle><enact id="frnt-enact" guid="_1a9fedc0-cb3e-4f2e-b16d-07aeaea6ae81"><block><txt break.before="1">The Parliament of Queensland enacts—</txt></block></enact></front><body numbering.style="manual"><part id="pt.1" guid="_93557d5a-8ba0-47d9-a529-84194183f849" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 1</no><heading id="pt.1-he" guid="_ae1cf445-63f0-45f7-8702-2d467e4c2db1">Preliminary</heading><clause id="sec.1" guid="_4f080e42-9e77-4505-8533-ad920b04996d" provision.type="shorttitle" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>1</no><heading id="sec.1-he" guid="_604df2b5-ffd2-423a-9647-1a1622e2fb59">Short title</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This Act may be cited as the <legref check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause></part><part id="pt.2" guid="_32b25e8c-735d-4f81-bdf9-5601f662356a" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 2</no><heading id="pt.2-he" guid="_7c927f38-95a0-45fc-b4ff-2222c05b3c8f">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.2" guid="_3a8e7efb-c733-4530-9d11-7ef1067cae94" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>2</no><heading id="sec.2-he" guid="_106c2fd6-ae77-4ade-9eb4-8df2865f41d1">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.3" guid="_a1fb1b89-2279-4ef6-8fb8-a5ef1f87dcc2" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>3</no><heading id="sec.3-he" guid="_d2402938-cfaf-4733-9840-56c22276cd66">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.323D" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_a813f458-82d0-4aa1-875e-bfa32f8273fa" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;323D</legref> (Sinking fund budgets)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.323D" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_a813f458-82d0-4aa1-875e-bfa32f8273fa" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;323D</legref><legref refid="sec.323D-ssec.4" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_123a5604-8b75-42f4-a3f2-2daf15967b73" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(4)</legref>, note, ‘<i>2008</i>, <legref refid="sec.139" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_ae8f0e2e-9d12-41c0-8c40-0d09eda7f5f8" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">section&#160;139</legref>’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1"><i>2020</i>, section 160</txt></block></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.4" guid="_8810dc05-714b-42e9-80ec-06a1bf545e70" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>4</no><heading id="sec.4-he" guid="_88e22a24-1744-4763-b8dd-0de09ec83ad1">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.323F" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_8e354863-884b-48ae-82b7-6339bf81404a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;323F</legref> (Penalties for late payment)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.323F" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_8e354863-884b-48ae-82b7-6339bf81404a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;323F</legref><legref refid="sec.323F-ssec.1" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_6c132967-40f7-4513-8adf-aca13c6c42a6" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(1)</legref><legref refid="sec.323F-ssec.1-para1.b" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_df35654c-1ea4-4a8e-aa58-835207e19360" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(b)</legref>, example, ‘1 June’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">1 November</txt></block></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.5" guid="_5fac5e79-ef6a-4c23-b22c-efe524e5f716" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>5</no><heading id="sec.5-he" guid="_16551846-3762-4860-b804-c50534051e66">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.323H" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_5c5a39b6-63c9-4974-99d4-3be507f687ac" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;323H</legref> (Power to borrow)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.323H" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_5c5a39b6-63c9-4974-99d4-3be507f687ac" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;323H</legref><legref refid="sec.323H-ssec.4" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_18fd1aee-6820-44b8-9288-552bb860a42b" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(4)</legref><legref refid="sec.323H-ssec.4-para1.a" target.doc.id="act-1997-028" target.version.series="64bf56de-be45-4387-8ada-9b4f75f32515" target.guid="_14eb2821-c4d7-421b-9540-cdcf11a0b01f" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(a)</legref>, ‘<i>2008</i>’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1"><i>2020</i></txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.3" guid="_4d8a314e-fbdd-4e2a-965e-f2b60346386d" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 3</no><heading id="pt.3-he" guid="_3e14ca0d-ec31-46a1-a4ac-e309120ad51a">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">City of Brisbane Act 2010</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.6" guid="_5c5fdb6e-5790-47a9-853e-306ac76e720d" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>6</no><heading id="sec.6-he" guid="_f470c1f4-bc75-46e5-b466-985c9b510c71">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Act 2010</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.7" guid="_183fc30f-48b3-4918-9d18-f04380fb84ea" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>7</no><heading id="sec.7-he" guid="_644f5a75-fa57-4b7c-9198-de88d17fc71e">Insertion of new <legref refid="sec.96B" target.doc.id="act-2010-023" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;96B</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1">After <legref refid="sec.96A" target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" target.guid="_5ba5c528-46e4-4b19-8050-9f759e4f2885" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">section&#160;96A</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><clause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B" guid="_b8e62d2b-fbef-42a8-b8b0-9d20a34d16f8" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>96B </no><heading id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-he" guid="_de51021f-5c70-47f9-8c0e-833a22de4123">Additional decisions about levying of rates and charges for 2021–2022 financial year</heading><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.1" guid="_30df654c-12e0-428a-8a2d-73de6727a233" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The council may decide, by resolution made other than at the council budget meeting for the 2021–2022 financial year, what rates and charges are to be levied for a relevant part of that financial year.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.2" guid="_f715d49f-ae13-47da-bb08-1c12db801387" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For this section, a <defterm id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-def.relevantpart" guid="_b0f40993-8e98-4802-b39c-414361c3ba21" type="definition">relevant part</defterm> of the 2021–2022 financial year is a period—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_80271473-c8f7-4272-8571-1bf73ae27a5e" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">starting on a day not earlier than the day the resolution is made; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_4b61b96c-ccdf-4ecd-85b6-d53a8a8439cc" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">ending on 30 June 2022.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.3" guid="_951b8eb4-1bcf-4a18-8b53-b63965b2d0e3" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A decision made under subsection (1) is an <defterm id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-def.extraordinarydecision" guid="_e12609e5-4d65-4a57-b43a-f3a1698186b2" type="definition">extraordinary decision</defterm>.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.4" guid="_ba691bd9-887a-4738-a624-d72fff1a6820" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The council must, at the meeting at which the extraordinary decision is made, amend the annual budget for the 2021–2022 financial year to take account of the extraordinary decision.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.5" guid="_f0c32fd9-5238-4e52-99a8-2c73d6ff55d5" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">An amendment of the annual budget under subsection (4) is of no effect if the amendment—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.5-para1.a" guid="_dea03fbd-8c07-4acc-9710-d00123adf90e" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">does not comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation for preparing an annual budget; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.5-para1.b" guid="_0ca4ea67-0dbc-4c47-87c5-f814c7d8585c" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">is inconsistent with the extraordinary decision.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.6" guid="_fafd3069-d1e2-4add-961f-3a0550b99336" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The council must adopt the annual budget as amended in compliance with this section.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.7" guid="_4b4e49f2-6eec-4a5d-a325-50488b0ba180" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(7)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Subsection (1) does not limit section 96(2).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.8" guid="_3ea04a87-6e89-4eaf-86b5-91a9c3141e55" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(8)</no><block><txt break.before="0">To the extent a relevant decision previously made by the council would otherwise be inconsistent with the extraordinary decision, the relevant decision ceases to have effect in relation to the relevant part of the 2021–2022 financial year.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.9" guid="_4f51e006-355d-4ea8-a0bd-ac9c5e483826" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(9)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section expires on 30 June 2022.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10" guid="_2038312c-27e0-4136-b78a-745681480c03" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(10)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.20212022financialyear_" guid="_e8ae7d13-6fa6-4b76-b01f-19f959483a6e" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.20212022financialyear" guid="_47ae633e-f6f5-4240-ba2d-7df35ab6ae5d" type="definition">2021–2022 financial year</defterm> means the financial year ending on 30 June 2022.</txt></definition><definition id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.relevantdecision_" guid="_b08f326e-6234-4605-a880-befefc6af190" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.relevantdecision" guid="_266878d4-9431-4a54-a678-fd69b001d460" type="definition">relevant decision</defterm> means—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.relevantdecision-para1.a" guid="_1b72c0de-29fb-4079-9edd-1b5362915614" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a decision made under section 96(2); or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.7-frag-sec.96B-ssec.10-def.relevantdecision-para1.b" guid="_dce36e6c-1f62-4373-a7ba-f9563c27f986" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">an extraordinary decision.</txt></block></li></list></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.8" guid="_f17541da-ef9c-4fe8-9988-2f8b7bd6426f" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>8</no><heading id="sec.8-he" guid="_203f4c6b-aee9-49fe-b030-c676d40019f8">Insertion of new <legref refid="ch.7" target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" target.guid="_4d3962c2-83e4-4c93-9d3b-4e34bf2daba9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">ch&#160;7</legref>, <legref refid="ch.7-pt.5B" target.doc.id="act-2010-023" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">pt&#160;5B</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="ch.7" target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" target.guid="_4d3962c2-83e4-4c93-9d3b-4e34bf2daba9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Chapter&#160;7</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><part id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B" guid="_c15b2a0b-dc02-4fb9-9d30-08e8560cbad8" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 5B</no><heading id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-he" guid="_3818b5db-59c3-4dbb-bba3-909a68edc02f">Provisions for other elections affected by COVID-19 public health emergency</heading><clause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C" guid="_52c82365-2821-45cb-aace-6732d7092616" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>240C </no><heading id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-he" guid="_81e22fa6-20bc-4e18-a6ca-be947d5e7cc3">Minister may give directions about filling vacancies in office of councillors</heading><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.1" guid="_0a0f9017-8aa4-49dd-a55b-362b97450d27" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the office of a councillor (including the mayor) becomes vacant before the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.2" guid="_3fd5699c-8a23-4d73-ab00-97cf11a79381" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section 163(2), (3) and (6) does not apply in relation to the vacant office.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.3" guid="_ce506c96-c48c-4356-a641-9605911a65e1" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The Minister may give a direction to the council about whether or not the vacant office must be filled.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.4" guid="_7c346324-4336-4a18-bef4-fb6006db8543" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the Minister directs that the vacant office must be filled, the Minister may, by notice to the council, extend the period within which the council must fill the vacant office under section 163(4).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.5" guid="_3f5d06fb-d0f0-4463-8d2d-9ac3ceed8cf2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, the Minister may act under subsection (3) or (4) only if the Minister is satisfied that, after consulting the electoral commission and having regard to the purpose of the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>, part 9B, it is in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240C-ssec.6" guid="_3dc90169-eb5a-4bcf-9f31-4b168e8cad41" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the Minister extends the period under subsection (4), the Governor in Council may appoint a qualified person under section 163(5) to fill the vacant office only if the council has not filled the vacancy within the extended period.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D" guid="_f8310c7c-a085-40bd-9b26-f7ff8ed98c34" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>240D </no><heading id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D-he" guid="_d010d248-89ae-4673-848f-5d3ed8996de2">Regulation-making power for elections affected by COVID-19 public health emergency </heading><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D-ssec.1" guid="_9d2fd913-930b-4571-9880-cb9ed4f77393" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if this Act does not make provision or sufficient provision about a matter in relation to an election to which the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>, part 9B applies.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D-ssec.2" guid="_adcfe1df-d8be-4067-966b-8dfbf2f62699" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A regulation may make provision about the matter.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D-ssec.3" guid="_fd46c799-8d4f-49dd-bf86-ae62993d1bc3" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The regulation may have retrospective operation to a day not earlier than the day of commencement.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.8-frag-pt.5B-sec.240D-ssec.4" guid="_fda3e3ea-def4-4bfb-8716-eec66994e3fb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This part and the regulation expire on the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt></block></subclause></clause></part></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.4" guid="_805a0cf7-07a6-416a-ac30-b4cd1672fa50" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 4</no><heading id="pt.4-he" guid="_78276f7f-c00c-46ae-87a4-45874ebb6a6d">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0235" target.version.series="41e6cc2a-7f19-4b16-947b-f28da505add0" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="no">City of Brisbane Regulation 2012</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.9" guid="_8670aa7f-b1d2-4d5a-b9b3-bb9311927da7" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>9</no><heading id="sec.9-he" guid="_174844d6-00c5-41c9-b1cb-c8fdc4be81ff">Regulation amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0235" target.version.series="41e6cc2a-7f19-4b16-947b-f28da505add0" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Regulation 2012</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.10" guid="_c2840dc8-da02-4bd7-a4da-7bf958d877f8" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>10</no><heading id="sec.10-he" guid="_8d9a576d-3f17-4993-980e-0c71436a472f">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" refid="sec.255G" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0235" target.version.series="41e6cc2a-7f19-4b16-947b-f28da505add0" target.guid="_ca0c0dab-2022-4797-8cdb-6c8b503a8743" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">s&#160;255G</legref> (Expiry)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref type="subordleg" refid="sec.255G" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0235" target.version.series="41e6cc2a-7f19-4b16-947b-f28da505add0" target.guid="_ca0c0dab-2022-4797-8cdb-6c8b503a8743" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">Section&#160;255G</legref>, ‘30 June 2021’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">the COVID-19 legislation expiry day</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.5" guid="_67be856f-e5c1-455b-b49d-56093c9b800e" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 5</no><heading id="pt.5-he" guid="_25d953ee-4eab-4335-87b1-9c5884a41941">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.11" guid="_ecba3a3f-b856-4b72-9ebe-2c2314cfde36" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>11</no><heading id="sec.11-he" guid="_e8de39ac-2cf3-422e-bc53-13dace927e0b">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.12" guid="_0f100188-069d-404c-9c83-2a5232a1f12e" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>12</no><heading id="sec.12-he" guid="_b7a8363e-5309-406a-9f33-44e889f18e87">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.4A" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_3f6ddc04-c417-40ea-b93f-e6134d29b928" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;4A</legref> (Meaning of <defterm id="sec-oc.5-def.COVID19legislationexpiryday" guid="_6ee3a8c4-f004-4615-8305-5101fe0bfec4" type="mention">COVID-19 legislation expiry day</defterm>)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.4A" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_3f6ddc04-c417-40ea-b93f-e6134d29b928" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;4A</legref><legref refid="sec.4A-para1.a" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_78d259c9-841e-4696-8e36-7c5f481cfd1d" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(a)</legref>, ‘30 April’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">30 September</txt></block></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.13" guid="_e01d8843-9983-4952-bab8-d2883eaf5912" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>13</no><heading id="sec.13-he" guid="_d4c33cfa-f9d2-4923-986b-1d1d03f24d06">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.25" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_c10b67dc-b7ff-4369-8409-0dd1bb670e90" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;25</legref> (Transitional regulation-making power)</heading><subclause id="sec.13-ssec.1" guid="_f08e5971-f339-4b24-b9a9-efb8c2c7d4f7" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0"><legref refid="sec.25" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_c10b67dc-b7ff-4369-8409-0dd1bb670e90" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;25</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><subclause id="sec.13-ssec.1-frag-ssec.3A" guid="_fc7907cf-fc4d-4022-a4eb-221812be5117" 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id="sec.13-ssec.2-frag-ssec.4" guid="_63428b4a-8b37-40f6-a8eb-c8cb3ba60d38" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The transitional regulation must declare it is a transitional regulation.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.13-ssec.2-frag-ssec.4A" guid="_224444f1-cef9-4ac6-bad9-c186a3705ed2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4A)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The transitional regulation must also declare—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.13-ssec.2-frag-ssec.4A-para1.a" guid="_790b8339-a4e1-4561-a6bb-b86056846bae" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">if it is made under this section—that it is made under this section; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.13-ssec.2-frag-ssec.4A-para1.b" guid="_60fcde0e-cf06-44b7-aa1d-3995b4192fe2" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">if it is made under an affected law—that it is made under the affected law as modified by subsection (4).</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause></fragment></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.13-ssec.3" guid="_11ddc1da-d98b-442c-8d09-16fbacf1105e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0"><legref refid="sec.25" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_c10b67dc-b7ff-4369-8409-0dd1bb670e90" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;25</legref><legref refid="sec.25-ssec.3A" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(3A)</legref> to <legref refid="sec.25-ssec.6" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_b3cfab8b-d63a-4d19-8716-e3c2785fc02f" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(6)</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>renumber</i> as <legref refid="sec.25" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_c10b67dc-b7ff-4369-8409-0dd1bb670e90" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">section&#160;25</legref><legref refid="sec.25-ssec.4" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" target.version.series="4c7d5743-5188-49bf-8dc0-d711130a1cd1" target.guid="_8e663805-e69d-4c63-beda-aa063b33f9ff" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(4)</legref> to <legref refid="sec.25-ssec.8" target.doc.id="act-2020-013" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(8)</legref>.</txt></block></subclause></clause></part><part id="pt.6" guid="_c0f754d0-45eb-46ff-bc4c-13e3baed29e1" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 6</no><heading id="pt.6-he" guid="_2de0ea6e-0f16-4fa5-aca2-6d20794d2c92">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0102" target.version.series="31ad30cf-1910-49c9-9040-cadcf4741b1d" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="no">Economic Development (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.14" guid="_e0ce162f-07e9-40c6-a207-c0b06077e13a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>14</no><heading id="sec.14-he" guid="_7b7900b0-70fc-47f7-b6aa-c551f2c5663c">Regulation amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0102" target.version.series="31ad30cf-1910-49c9-9040-cadcf4741b1d" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Economic Development (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.15" guid="_5b466f5c-a905-42a9-9718-092fe4503674" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>15</no><heading id="sec.15-he" guid="_da417341-d57a-4b49-b14e-75b8b1f398d1">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" refid="sec.6" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0102" target.version.series="31ad30cf-1910-49c9-9040-cadcf4741b1d" target.guid="_2bc8c8ac-8440-464e-b7f7-c11c78a91eb2" check="valid" 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target.guid="_4792110c-049a-4651-aa7e-3a0b9b96c664" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">(ii)</legref>, ‘30 April’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">30 September</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.7" guid="_ca0737f6-dfac-4bb0-8531-08215315e091" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 7</no><heading id="pt.7-he" guid="_070441be-5a57-4dc3-a82a-b4b5efcf8675">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">Environmental Protection Act 1994</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.16" guid="_36ca2105-5aad-467e-be89-c51fd60511b1" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>16</no><heading id="sec.16-he" guid="_1410d472-b543-4501-be9e-d41c3bb354ac">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Environmental Protection Act 1994</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.17" guid="_351aa240-edfc-4c56-933b-c2b632309310" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>17</no><heading id="sec.17-he" guid="_ac3f02ab-63cd-4611-a4a5-f3d6ceff1e5e">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.547D" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_f52af181-ab8e-4711-b8d2-17a9a1b7b8b4" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;547D</legref> (Form and content)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.547D" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_f52af181-ab8e-4711-b8d2-17a9a1b7b8b4" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;547D</legref><legref refid="sec.547D-ssec.2" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_2244a29b-d48e-4e41-992c-2356d779a6bb" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(2)</legref><legref refid="sec.547D-ssec.2-para1.d" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_ea6f8959-d1ef-409b-a183-5edc8297bdd9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(d)</legref><legref refid="sec.547D-ssec.2-para1.d-para2.ii" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_37720a47-caa8-4d72-a729-c7df4cec9e6a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(ii)</legref>, ‘30 June’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">30 November</txt></block></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.18" guid="_d7f980bb-4984-48e1-bc01-8c97b9b49ac3" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>18</no><heading id="sec.18-he" guid="_e9719347-20bb-4c15-876a-ee897a63b689">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.547I" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_6a68cfa3-8ba2-4e46-a369-a9625a17e934" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;547I</legref> (Making of declaration)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.547I" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_6a68cfa3-8ba2-4e46-a369-a9625a17e934" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;547I</legref><legref refid="sec.547I-ssec.3" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_e0fbba3a-d358-446e-8de2-a73b7ffb66de" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(3)</legref><legref refid="sec.547I-ssec.3-para1.a" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_09da4b1b-1e82-4953-b8f6-6cecb169f427" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(a)</legref><legref refid="sec.547I-ssec.3-para1.a-para2.ii" target.doc.id="act-1994-062" target.version.series="e86d14b2-a55d-4639-9649-bd989eb91261" target.guid="_811a4300-8716-47e1-b088-98e152719ef5" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(ii)</legref>, ‘30 June’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">30 November</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.8" guid="_eddfbec4-13f8-449d-b27f-f12ca36be2a0" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 8</no><heading id="pt.8-he" guid="_27d50a56-6faf-411a-8d8d-b93f40e97a31">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">Gaming Machine Act 1991</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.19" guid="_b33bd8e5-afe1-4341-9015-e640a6d1934d" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>19</no><heading id="sec.19-he" guid="_db86655b-c3c7-44bf-9733-3612e1286baf">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Gaming Machine Act 1991</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.20" guid="_3fcd6b6f-4f27-47b8-999f-87ab43fc9a24" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>20</no><heading id="sec.20-he" guid="_b2a948d4-ada2-4aea-9827-4fe7593bd4c4">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.367C" target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" target.guid="_a3319ed2-1c4e-43bc-a945-535e26d3abf9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;367C</legref> (Deferral or waiver of payment of gaming taxes)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sec.367C" target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" target.guid="_a3319ed2-1c4e-43bc-a945-535e26d3abf9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;367C</legref><legref refid="sec.367C-ssec.4" target.doc.id="act-1991-007" target.version.series="128c3a41-b093-424e-8ba9-7500b03dbf74" target.guid="_e7e38eb9-7c90-4a62-8264-3057948eec6e" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(4)</legref>, ‘30 June’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert</i>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">30 September</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.9" guid="_75d1cff4-cb43-40eb-8714-da5906b26d46" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 9</no><heading id="pt.9-he" guid="_3292beaa-851d-4b55-9a5a-84c4fa06b83c">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="no">Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Proceedings and Other Matters) Regulation 2020</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.21" guid="_15f26f68-af33-47b1-98d8-746c0630577e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>21</no><heading id="sec.21-he" guid="_a73670bb-35a3-4dba-bc32-fb80cd104436">Regulation amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Justice Legislation (COVID-19 Emergency Response—Proceedings and Other Matters) Regulation 2020</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.22" guid="_b870aa19-e3f8-46b3-bc5f-b243c3ea425d" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>22</no><heading id="sec.22-he" guid="_583d7822-f359-4ad9-932b-c8a8c2c18607">Omission of <legref type="subordleg" refid="pt.2" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" target.guid="_cf9f5827-2c46-4c38-bcac-15ae6e58196b" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">pt&#160;2</legref>, <legref type="subordleg" refid="pt.2-div.1" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" target.guid="_5bcc8f13-956e-4255-86aa-cdf0dbaf0a65" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">div&#160;1</legref> (Modification of Coroners Act 2003)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref type="subordleg" refid="pt.2" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" target.guid="_cf9f5827-2c46-4c38-bcac-15ae6e58196b" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">Part&#160;2</legref>, <legref type="subordleg" refid="pt.2-div.1" target.doc.id="sl-2020-0103" target.version.series="a8fd1ba0-a058-41a5-a00c-c292c1d4223a" target.guid="_5bcc8f13-956e-4255-86aa-cdf0dbaf0a65" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">division&#160;1</legref>—</txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1"><i>omit</i>.</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.10" guid="_e8c81aa8-1d7f-46aa-a479-b337fe94297d" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 10</no><heading id="pt.10-he" guid="_8bb5435e-4076-465a-a804-b624c5d8d93d">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">Local Government Act 2009</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.23" guid="_f0160936-8723-4f58-a0b4-4da6aa8926ed" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>23</no><heading id="sec.23-he" guid="_17f9166e-0f21-45c2-a1fd-835c1abbb74f">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Act 2009</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.24" guid="_2bfb1cfe-976d-4292-a740-6edbf643188e" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>24</no><heading id="sec.24-he" guid="_b1e79469-4dad-4b71-bf5e-8043b07c8518">Insertion of new <legref refid="sec.94B" target.doc.id="act-2009-017" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;94B</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1">After <legref refid="sec.94A" target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" target.guid="_c4f42992-29fe-4cc6-b4f9-528e74a0d0f3" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">section&#160;94A</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><clause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B" guid="_7f934933-6ca3-46c7-94a6-3347e2884f08" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>94B</no><heading id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-he" guid="_4b0d9c39-5e0a-43d0-9762-cba67fe06526">Additional decisions about levying of rates and charges for 2021–2022 financial year</heading><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.1" guid="_876acb9a-6dc9-4375-9c9f-c1a74a780cf4" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A local government may decide, by resolution made other than at the local government’s budget meeting for the 2021–2022 financial year, what rates and charges are to be levied for a relevant part of that financial year.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.2" guid="_07bec045-6886-4801-976e-ba1ec3b5c2c2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For this section, a <defterm id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-def.relevantpart" guid="_6e667526-55f3-4cd3-8667-4532bbbbcd09" type="definition">relevant part</defterm> of the 2021–2022 financial year is a period—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_69e9c37d-55d3-44e8-93c0-1142dd4692bf" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">starting on a day not earlier than the day the resolution is made; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_454b8180-770a-45c7-a68d-ce753ac14d13" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">ending on 30 June 2022.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.3" guid="_b9c2e985-16f6-4152-8379-e64ffecd43bb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A decision made under subsection (1) is an <defterm id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-def.extraordinarydecision" guid="_689d7b53-9aa0-41ee-8517-1e9dfea2d215" type="definition">extraordinary decision</defterm>.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.4" guid="_6d5d8308-29ee-4795-8d7c-1d3720852b71" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The local government must, at the meeting at which the extraordinary decision is made, amend the annual budget for the 2021–2022 financial year to take account of the extraordinary decision.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.5" guid="_0e694b09-2a30-47a0-8bc4-f99a438d22af" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">An amendment of the annual budget under subsection (4) is of no effect if the amendment—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.5-para1.a" guid="_fcce53bf-d057-4059-848c-3b22652905af" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">does not comply with the requirements prescribed by regulation for preparing an annual budget; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.5-para1.b" guid="_2852e2c5-ba28-4e0c-8036-91eb952872db" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">is inconsistent with the extraordinary decision.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.6" guid="_36278580-fb0c-429b-9a1b-42ff30b25b7c" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The local government must adopt the annual budget as amended in compliance with this section.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.7" guid="_4ca3fa48-d239-4d37-874a-17459f548650" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(7)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Subsection (1) does not limit section 94(2).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.24-frag-sec.94B-ssec.8" guid="_0680e736-2f26-417b-abb5-0a4aa4bc02de" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(8)</no><block><txt 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decision.</txt></block></li></list></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.25" guid="_61ebd7e9-f93e-44d5-bde0-2444107227b6" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>25</no><heading id="sec.25-he" guid="_abd0c3b3-8d28-402e-bb74-a3ee51ccd28a">Insertion of new <legref refid="ch.7" target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" target.guid="_ccbfd8b5-09f5-4d51-8343-f5dc292956fd" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">ch&#160;7</legref>, <legref refid="ch.7-pt.5B" target.doc.id="act-2009-017" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">pt&#160;5B</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="ch.7" target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" target.guid="_ccbfd8b5-09f5-4d51-8343-f5dc292956fd" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Chapter&#160;7</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><part id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B" guid="_71a80ec1-a1c4-45bb-9654-1276573f5d17" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 5B</no><heading id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-he" guid="_5c1a8593-602d-4bcd-bf6c-4e8b8c392180">Provisions for other elections affected by COVID-19 public health emergency</heading><clause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC" guid="_a048764c-5fd1-4393-92ef-96ab0131c86c" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>260AC </no><heading id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-he" guid="_948b254d-511e-468c-937e-a47691200c25">Minister may give directions about filling vacancies in office of councillors</heading><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.1" guid="_4bedeb01-700e-45bc-a7c8-ee8a3711922b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the office of a councillor (including the mayor) becomes vacant before the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.2" guid="_a89d9d18-ed7b-46d4-b68b-2f06e40e5845" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section 163(2), (2A) and (5) does not apply in relation to the vacant office.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.3" guid="_bc6e3c27-622b-40f6-9c55-2a251873f2e2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The Minister may give a direction to the local government about whether or not the vacant office must be filled.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.4" guid="_e50260c3-d248-4fc2-a4a1-cf570c11ed85" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the Minister directs that the vacant office must be filled, the Minister may, by notice to the local government, extend the period within which the local government must fill the vacant office under section 163(3).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.5" guid="_498cba16-0b4d-4d63-a73b-1b5fe444d60e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, the Minister may act under subsection (3) or (4) only if the Minister is satisfied that, after consulting the electoral commission and having regard to the purpose of the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>, part 9B, it is in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AC-ssec.6" guid="_e6ba6e8a-1c72-4c1b-a85c-2cc3f353642d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the Minister extends the period under subsection (4), the Governor in Council may appoint a qualified person under section 163(4) to fill the vacant office only if the local government has not filled the vacancy within the extended period.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD" guid="_ddebb21f-99f4-4a19-94b3-ffdcfedd4385" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>260AD </no><heading id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD-he" guid="_31505814-9d71-435a-8419-b44bb2a1b93d">Regulation-making power for elections affected by COVID-19 public health emergency </heading><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD-ssec.1" guid="_9abcfdb9-623b-463b-978b-bd1bdc7a4a32" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if this Act does not make provision or sufficient provision about a matter in relation to an election to which the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>, part 9B applies.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD-ssec.2" guid="_b4ae6c9d-ad26-469f-ae6b-59b25c5a394f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A regulation may make provision about the matter.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD-ssec.3" guid="_0a00d494-62e0-4f2d-9cd5-32c53ba2a3da" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The regulation may have retrospective operation to a day not earlier than the day of commencement.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.25-frag-pt.5B-sec.260AD-ssec.4" guid="_4d97d492-2875-4992-b557-af7909fb74bd" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This part and the regulation expire on the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt></block></subclause></clause></part></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.11" guid="_5d49604b-6180-46e2-a944-f35b8e2030b9" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 11</no><heading id="pt.11-he" guid="_7739e2b5-4854-4901-a0bd-b728bf107e5b">Amendment of <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.26" guid="_67b3182c-af55-40e9-8cc5-dbae6eff4a1d" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>26</no><heading id="sec.26-he" guid="_6a86633d-fd51-4199-918d-211050341834">Act amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.27" guid="_e489596d-f38c-407f-a1ac-21bb265323f9" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>27</no><heading id="sec.27-he" guid="_2c15d463-1188-4b5f-8799-13a345c6b5d9">Amendment of <legref refid="sec.18" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_bd5334b8-3ce9-4c98-b006-ea66a67ecf41" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">s&#160;18</legref> (When voters roll must be compiled)</heading><subclause id="sec.27-ssec.1" guid="_cee8abe0-1c59-4b92-8903-d680be1d3d3c" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0"><legref refid="sec.18" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_bd5334b8-3ce9-4c98-b006-ea66a67ecf41" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;18</legref><legref refid="sec.18-ssec.1" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_e6b41d06-3ed8-475b-93c6-36c7307a4931" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(1)</legref>, from ‘after the publication’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">after notice of the election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 25(1).</txt></block></fragment></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.27-ssec.2" guid="_4900b264-cb6b-448b-b407-e536b8dc3ae5" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0"><legref refid="sec.18" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_bd5334b8-3ce9-4c98-b006-ea66a67ecf41" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Section&#160;18</legref><legref refid="sec.18-ssec.3" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_68570c2c-37b2-4115-88f8-39d519019edf" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">(3)</legref>, from ‘after the publication’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">after notice of the day of the by-election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 24(3).</txt></block></fragment></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28" guid="_37dafa9a-ec19-4c55-a531-687fb4fa5647" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>28</no><heading id="sec.28-he" guid="_8d55bd72-d12c-4f29-835f-ecb064367d54">Insertion of new <legref refid="pt.9B" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">pt&#160;9B</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1">After <legref refid="pt.9A" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_009b6170-8442-4faa-bf8f-20a045cfa4a9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">part&#160;9A</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><part id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B" guid="_2aa2ac1e-3596-4221-be4d-99d21718fb22" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 9B</no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-he" guid="_bbd7ba38-7198-445d-a582-1d19e8fb3668">Provisions for elections affected by COVID-19 public health emergency</heading><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M" guid="_b09de06b-d1a5-47e3-8ecd-4292a8b4f0b0" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200M </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-he" guid="_eed4232a-0fb4-469a-9479-ccfaef07ab96">Purpose of part</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.1" guid="_766a1f55-4473-43f1-852c-a5f5e4d8663c" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The purpose of this part is to facilitate the holding of an election to which this part applies in a timely way that helps minimise serious risks to the health and safety of persons caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.2" guid="_58f9d6c0-b100-411d-b26d-c4f4453d3090" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.2-def.COVID19publichealthemergency_" guid="_a0df0087-5dde-4221-bb01-d6529689bf59" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.2-def.COVID19publichealthemergency" guid="_3e85644f-1a69-4d6b-826b-4c6879c9adc4" type="definition">COVID-19 public health emergency</defterm> means—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.2-def.COVID19publichealthemergency-para1.a" guid="_d1283e26-d9ce-43da-bc6f-a1a83a9612c2" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the declared public health emergency under the <legref target.doc.id="act-2005-048" target.version.series="a0e0f082-c057-4815-b921-264c76837ae7" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Public Health Act 2005</name></legref>, section 319(2) for COVID-19 declared on 29 January 2020 as extended and further extended under that Act; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200M-ssec.2-def.COVID19publichealthemergency-para1.b" guid="_83d1a244-f567-4e45-9f9d-cf6218a528f6" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">another public health emergency declared under the <legref target.doc.id="act-2005-048" target.version.series="a0e0f082-c057-4815-b921-264c76837ae7" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Public Health Act 2005</name></legref>, section 319(2) for COVID-19.</txt></block></li></list></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N" guid="_cdb253c6-d716-4165-9a82-b0406b786945" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200N </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-he" guid="_e2851c74-d8b5-412a-9107-0c9a23b65675">Application of part</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.1" guid="_86850d9a-c2b9-4cfb-ba0d-f069448ec0b7" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This part applies in relation to—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_27c54ef2-db34-49d2-81fb-8e2acf563dc8" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a by-election if notice of the day of the by-election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 24(3) on or before the COVID-19 legislation expiry day; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_22d4eff9-9a4a-418f-8f88-d9a7ddcbb8e5" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a fresh election for a local government if a regulation that provides for the election to be held is made on or before the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt><note id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.1-para1.b-note" guid="_370ef6e8-b6ce-492f-aa87-cf29e1a754e4" type="example"><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.1-para1.b-note-he" guid="_ba8b57ac-1b40-493d-9335-8e403be7de9c">Note—</heading><block><txt break.before="1">The <legref target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Act 2009</name></legref>, sections 20 and 123(3)(b)(i) and (4) provide for the circumstances in which a regulation may be made to provide for a fresh election for a local government to be held. See also the <legref target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Act 2010</name></legref>, section 22 and section 105(1) of this Act.</txt></block></note></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200N-ssec.2" guid="_95718a5c-c0a5-4b6a-8a9b-4c7478d3b0d2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Also, this part applies despite any other provision of this Act about the holding of an election.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200O" guid="_fdab525e-0cb8-4984-98de-0e2accabe96f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200O </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200O-he" guid="_78703865-67f5-4396-b23e-cfde85728bd9">References to provisions of pt 4 in relation to fresh election</heading><block><txt break.before="1">A reference to a provision of part 4 in relation to a fresh election is a reference to the provision as applied to the fresh election under section 105(3).</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P" guid="_5d20dd66-fde9-4e69-bb46-89c3192177b0" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200P </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-he" guid="_b83dc4fc-baf0-4b56-8a9c-46cd79b3518a">Time limit for compiling voters roll</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-ssec.1" guid="_2d51c1c2-ec9c-4e9a-906f-d7ba676406e3" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may, by notice, fix a day by which a voters roll for an election must be compiled that is not during the period provided for under section 18(1) or (3) for the election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-ssec.2" guid="_b5dfa24e-20c5-45fd-91d5-054689fd835f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, the electoral commission may act under subsection (1) only if satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-ssec.3" guid="_ded7085d-af02-4039-9fa2-2974bf9cd57f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission must ensure the notice under subsection (1) is published on the electoral commission’s website and in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-ssec.4" guid="_17d07d2a-386d-4a40-af50-b10ee42479ec" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Despite section 18(1) and (3), a voters roll for the election must be compiled by the day fixed under subsection (1).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200P-ssec.5" guid="_cdbca9e6-d3df-4c41-8730-43b465bb0184" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section does not limit section 18(2) in relation to a fresh election.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q" guid="_eebe7ae3-af1d-4845-80c0-660183c283d0" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200Q </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q-he" guid="_ea13becd-0f0e-45e8-8f18-65309a7fa60a">Time limit for nomination of candidates</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q-ssec.1" guid="_6d640aac-cc29-4ff2-a621-bd9382977a25" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may, by notice, fix a day as the nomination day for an election that is not a day provided for under section 25(2)(a).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q-ssec.2" guid="_898175f5-1014-4346-b2bc-9367d58ca8b2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, the electoral commission may act under subsection (1) only if satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q-ssec.3" guid="_633a1047-a899-4d75-bee2-aa936f17eabf" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission must ensure the notice under subsection (1) is published on the electoral commission’s website and in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Q-ssec.4" guid="_2bf6efb3-1784-4aa3-acd5-efe051963698" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For this Act, a reference to the nomination day for an election includes a reference to the day stated as the nomination day for the election in a notice under subsection (1).</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R" guid="_67a399c0-2978-478a-9beb-5385708b6771" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200R </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-he" guid="_7aa073d1-a70f-48a7-9d9d-44d5359fd6e4">Adjournment of poll under s 52A or 53</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.1" guid="_101c67c2-811d-406c-81ae-3683775792dd" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_02cde2d1-c864-46e5-a8d7-1ce6dd404392" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">if a poll for an election is adjourned under section 52A(3) or 53(1); and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_edf04869-89ab-40e0-ae66-5b59d54deb4d" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">despite section 24(2).</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.2" guid="_216f13ab-1605-43ef-a73a-082d7a965b67" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The returning officer may, by notice published on the electoral commission’s website, fix a day for taking or resuming the adjourned poll that is—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_e02cf48f-80c6-40e1-9f68-beddf6cfd361" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the earliest Saturday on which the returning officer is satisfied that the poll may practicably and safely be taken or resumed; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_fdeb05c5-2a38-4d5b-bc5e-7b472cacf280" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">not more than 2 months after the original polling day for the election.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.3" guid="_d18ffc74-6a48-4f6b-ad84-66175e83ced0" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Before acting under subsection (2), the returning officer must be satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.4" guid="_89eb4342-fd73-4715-bc3c-1dc9e8e55733" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the returning officer acts under subsection (2) to fix a day for taking or resuming the poll, the returning officer is taken to have complied with section 53(3) in relation to the adjournment of the poll.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.5" guid="_ee305df3-7907-43db-b536-8f8faf37f382" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">To remove any doubt, it is declared that the returning officer or presiding officer for a polling booth may act under section 53, and the returning officer may act under subsection (2), as the occasion requires.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.6" guid="_bbd77189-d26f-4cca-b441-07b5cd9cda48" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For this Act, a reference to the polling day for an election at a polling booth includes a reference to the day to which the poll is adjourned under subsection (2).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.7" guid="_c4cd6889-8d13-4dfd-99bc-7ee818ba2a17" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(7)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.7-def.originalpollingday_" guid="_f5402349-d422-43f0-b828-e7bb3503a553" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200R-ssec.7-def.originalpollingday" guid="_8036c0aa-5e61-485a-94fa-dbe7e1d80d74" type="definition">original polling day</defterm>, for an election, means the day stated as the polling day for the election in a notice under section 35.</txt></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S" guid="_f57eb715-5833-46b4-952f-a4613357535d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200S </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-he" guid="_eb3f23ed-3e00-46a2-ae33-7c285a01458a">Postponing polling day</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.1" guid="_b15fe807-49ab-44f6-b30a-8d9031918acd" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the Minister is satisfied that, after consulting the electoral commission and having regard to the purpose of this part, it would not be in the public interest for an election to be held during the period of 2 months after the original polling day for the election.</txt><note id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.1-note" guid="_63d4ba69-1a68-4c1c-9b11-963610ebda58" type="example"><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.1-note-he" guid="_2e28f2be-5bc5-46b7-b225-48d49dfbfe86">Note—</heading><block><txt break.before="1">The returning officer may adjourn the poll for an election for not more than 2 months after the original polling day under section 200R(2).</txt></block></note></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.2" guid="_d8ca335b-2514-4ce9-8078-3a7455b9864e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The Minister may, by written notice given to the electoral commission, postpone the polling day to a Saturday that is—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_3175f096-b6f2-4b31-9b39-3dfd92ca0acd" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the earliest Saturday on which the Minister is satisfied that the poll may practicably and safely be taken or resumed; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_835f98ce-5e4b-4a54-a938-de9a65f0b806" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">more than 2 months after the original polling day for the election.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.3" guid="_1b273231-eca5-49f6-8e00-19082685b61b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">As soon as practicable after receiving the Minister’s notice under subsection (2), the electoral commission must publish a notice about the postponement of the polling day on the electoral commission’s website.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.4" guid="_ddfcf665-3ba0-41e1-b617-3e877567499a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the election is a by-election, the day stated in a notice under subsection (2) may be later than the day provided for under section 24(2).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.5" guid="_82c396c1-7f5c-4857-9580-336bb96fcfb4" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For this Act, a reference to the polling day for an election includes a reference to the day stated as the polling day for the election in a notice published under subsection (3).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.6" guid="_cfcf7a21-45db-46cf-836e-fd85610e01e5" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.6-def.originalpollingday_" guid="_a42e7af4-5660-40ca-a367-00049bb2bec6" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200S-ssec.6-def.originalpollingday" guid="_d3d313a3-a334-41ba-933f-515efc1685c2" type="definition">original polling day</defterm>, for an election, means the day stated as the polling day for the election in a notice under section 35.</txt></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T" guid="_5449bcda-4630-4f2d-bd82-21a4d52095e4" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200T </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-he" guid="_4ce078fa-458e-4732-937b-67e0056224d1">Conduct of poll by postal ballot</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1" guid="_dadfe04b-a606-4873-99e0-5e5bc5fb454d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the Minister is satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest for a poll for an election to be conducted by postal ballot in—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_6cbf5e34-fe26-43a6-9707-cddc56a8e017" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">for an election for a division of a local government’s area—all or part of the division; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_de8f993f-9b32-44c7-838b-df5d06456d25" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">for an election for all of a local government’s area—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.i" guid="_8086f83a-90d1-4f98-94bd-d3063b4fc149" provision.type="other"><no>(i)</no><block><txt break.before="0">all of the area; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.ii" guid="_7aa68159-c5e8-4ce0-a26c-d2ecfcc55351" provision.type="other"><no>(ii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">1 or more divisions of the area; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.iii" guid="_b44b2ac9-62e9-4bbd-aa26-580bc16cbe8d" provision.type="other"><no>(iii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">another part of the area.</txt></block></li></list></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.2" guid="_f5331e81-0aa1-4ede-86bf-83d8be951046" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The Minister may direct that the poll be conducted by postal ballot.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.3" guid="_82dc1200-2d5d-4896-81bd-1412dc8e9cb7" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, before giving the direction, the Minister must consult with the electoral commission.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.4" guid="_1637f2aa-ec2b-4edc-8500-d801a3a44892" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A direction under subsection&#160;(2) must—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.4-para1.a" guid="_972c6176-67e2-4161-b8b9-0d3fc1ef4803" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">be published on the electoral commission’s website; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.4-para1.b" guid="_13624053-1af5-4b21-a58f-982833e09902" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">if the direction relates to a part of the local government’s area—be accompanied by a map showing the part of the local government’s area.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.5" guid="_d8a56354-e800-4e3f-9292-bcd981d79f87" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The local government must ensure the public may inspect the map mentioned in subsection&#160;(4)(b)—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.5-para1.a" guid="_dcb1421a-b8f7-4249-934a-272d44cef2be" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">at the local government’s public office; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.5-para1.b" guid="_82e466d8-9200-419c-9cc5-7dc17346294a" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">on the local government’s website.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.6" guid="_9d2a8c01-3f92-4efe-b839-3af4e2c4415a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the Minister gives a direction under subsection (2), the electoral commission may declare, by notice published on the electoral commission’s website, that electors of a stated class may vote in the election other than by postal vote, including, for example—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.6-para1.a" guid="_2476441e-53e2-4dfd-8dad-8a321c65fa6c" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">by making an electronically assisted vote; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200T-ssec.6-para1.b" guid="_197605d0-a20b-4f84-8a4f-d79551bdd448" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">voting in another stated way approved by the electoral commission.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U" guid="_b531e043-eff8-4d69-b17e-44334ee32ff2" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200U </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-he" guid="_23bb3015-106f-47ba-be50-dc335bbaaf07">Time limit for applying to cast postal vote in election</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-ssec.1" guid="_386cbc50-26ac-49fb-bb27-6e2cd68ceb55" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may, by notice published on the electoral commission’s website, fix a time and day by which an elector may apply, under section 79 or 81, to cast a postal vote in an election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-ssec.2" guid="_eff04c3e-52ba-4be2-9278-a961af419035" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The time and day fixed under subsection (1)—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_d3a77b70-c89f-4098-9809-6e5b2fdde26d" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">may be earlier or later than the time and day mentioned in section 79(2)(d) or 81(2A); and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_550f0c7d-aec1-4544-a7ff-abfa1f53a1ef" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">must be before the polling day for the election.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200U-ssec.3" guid="_af224e85-de5e-48be-b2e3-b96458455c98" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Sections 79 and 81 apply for the election as if the references in sections 79(2)(d) and 81(2A) to 7p.m. on the day that is 12 days before the polling day for the election were references to the time and day fixed under subsection (1).</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200V" guid="_a9c65f39-da2d-4f57-ae60-1618a7cba56f" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200V </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200V-he" guid="_36712986-e4e7-4e6c-b4d1-95f5010a0e5f">Declaration about electors casting postal vote without application</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200V-ssec.1" guid="_e187b79d-61ce-4bef-90fb-3bdeb015f1ee" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may, by notice published on the electoral commission’s website, declare that electors of a stated class may cast a postal vote in an election without applying to do so under section 79.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200V-ssec.2" guid="_c8e04d45-1aba-485e-8667-fad3fa092c9d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section 79(4) to (7) applies in relation to each elector in the class as if the reference in section 79(4) to as soon as practicable after receiving the application were a reference to as soon as practicable after the making of the declaration under subsection (1).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200V-ssec.3" guid="_df71d332-3da3-45bb-9b38-dae6ef8bed79" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section does not limit the ways that an elector may otherwise cast a vote in the election.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W" guid="_9972ab5c-b8bf-4c6a-8120-694256041308" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200W </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-he" guid="_36463ded-2709-48fa-9bde-e47fe9262cd4">Declaration that electoral visitor voting not available for election</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.1" guid="_df07565e-0ce8-4518-9388-e0a4b80250b9" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies for an election if—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_b18aa479-b28d-4c31-b24e-a1c41a8d9db1" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">notice of the election has not been published under section 25; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_fbf5d0a6-2c78-4b55-b737-71b70d7d164f" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the electoral commission is satisfied that it would pose a risk to the health and safety of issuing officers to visit electors under section 77.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.2" guid="_f1f20edf-a32d-432a-9d20-4d825e068c1b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may declare that, for the election, electors will not be visited under section 77.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.3" guid="_41a4847a-0496-422e-a59b-0c249d443822" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Notice of the electoral commission’s declaration must be included in notice of the election published under section 25.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.4" guid="_54a7d757-29e7-42a2-816c-7a6f174fb7cb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Also, the electoral commission may publish notice of the declaration made under subsection (2) in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.5" guid="_2a34df61-d8a7-42da-bbd4-5021aba7f743" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If the electoral commission makes a declaration for an election under subsection (2)—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.5-para1.a" guid="_21a183ef-202e-4499-ad77-c761b8c45673" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">section 77 does not apply for the election; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200W-ssec.5-para1.b" guid="_405dd39c-87e7-4a3e-bcce-b3af9db6236e" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the electoral commission must make alternative arrangements to enable an elector affected by the declaration to vote in the election, including, for example, by casting an electronically assisted vote or postal vote.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X" guid="_1302a172-631c-4aed-a85b-aa6471ae1288" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200X </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-he" guid="_d74be7cb-18dc-47f5-9cdf-18f9a6b4be53">Declaration about electoral visitor voting</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1" guid="_c7d68b42-40aa-403e-baf1-ef5854d1b96a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies for an election if—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_89c6b6fe-7762-40e6-8dee-a8f753b53b2c" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a declaration has not been made under section 200W for the election; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_6c7635a9-c3ad-417b-b729-109b12de5fb0" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the electoral commission is satisfied that, for the election, it would pose a risk to the health and safety of an issuing officer to visit, under section&#160;77—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.i" guid="_e99b077f-46a9-42fe-8624-c0f24f5c3286" provision.type="other"><no>(i)</no><block><txt break.before="0">an elector who has applied under that section to vote as a visitor elector; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.ii" guid="_96527d8a-2bdf-411c-81ce-8acbbcd8eca8" provision.type="other"><no>(ii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">electors of a particular class; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.1-para1.b-para2.iii" guid="_af4d91dc-9530-4330-875f-3bccce3e81d2" provision.type="other"><no>(iii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">any electors.</txt></block></li></list></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.2" guid="_52d10bc6-9cea-4e88-97c4-a11f7f972820" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission or returning officer may direct the issuing officer not to visit the elector, or electors of the class, or any electors.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.3" guid="_cdab5310-2b70-4dfa-924b-dcdffdb2b4c0" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission or returning officer must ensure an issuing officer makes alternative arrangements to enable an elector affected by the direction to vote in the election, including, for example, by casting an electronically assisted vote or postal vote.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200X-ssec.4" guid="_45c666e6-845f-48af-8515-503177b2b98d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section&#160;77 applies to the issuing officer subject to the direction.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y" guid="_b9571fa5-4ba3-4a52-8cf9-cafc8a762795" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200Y </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-he" guid="_cffd7fdb-cdbb-4060-89a0-6539739bfba6">Electronically assisted voting</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.1" guid="_dd80149d-0cfb-4e65-b3e9-bc444a353ad9" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the electoral commission is satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to allow electors of a class not mentioned in section 68(5B) to cast an electronically assisted vote in an election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.2" guid="_b1cc9fae-e1da-4e94-9122-077126264619" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may, by notice published on the electoral commission’s website, declare a class of electors who may cast an electronically assisted vote in the election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.3" guid="_ff13ee5f-40d6-4c11-8cb5-8afe9ec2f07d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">An elector of a class declared under subsection (2) may cast an electronically assisted vote in the election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.4" guid="_309a603f-0823-4517-8df5-a3f54144d1d4" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">For the election, any procedures made under section 75A apply in relation to electors of a class declared under subsection (2).</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.5" guid="_8c497fca-e709-4ccc-9151-014bd9e4540b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may make procedures about how electors may cast electronically assisted votes in an election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.6" guid="_a492ea91-c151-4e6b-ad03-00c8ba537e00" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The procedures—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.6-para1.a" guid="_287e0fc5-a5e0-4229-b57c-5cb1aa3458f6" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">must be published on the electoral commission’s website; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.6-para1.b" guid="_3947768e-7ba4-4fc2-888a-28c95e74778b" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">take effect when they are published on the electoral commission’s website or any later day stated in the procedures.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.7" guid="_aae8ccdc-e973-4cd8-96af-744762bcf1d4" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(7)</no><block><txt break.before="0">If procedures made under subsection (5) are in effect for an election—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.7-para1.a" guid="_b8f9c330-d0ca-499e-adba-a91dba8d7920" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the procedures apply in relation to electors who may cast an electronically assisted vote for the election under section 68(5B) or subsection (3); and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.7-para1.b" guid="_eb8f14ac-536e-40d4-8794-dff5e4b30d58" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">to the extent of any inconsistency between the procedures under subsection (5) and any procedures under section 75A, the procedures under subsection (5) prevail; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Y-ssec.7-para1.c" guid="_bf63c3cf-f766-48dc-acd6-36b72a177e11" provision.type="other"><no>(c)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a reference in this Act or a document to procedures approved under section 75A is taken to include a reference to the procedures under subsection (5).</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z" guid="_a3916de2-950b-42ef-ba9b-cd1de2d94cc9" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200Z </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-he" guid="_581037ae-7746-4ea7-b0dc-799b0b8e66a3">Distribution or display of how-to-vote cards or other election material</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.1" guid="_0acde4a0-6752-487e-a220-0bbdb222002a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies if the electoral commission is satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to regulate, limit or prevent the distribution or display of how-to-vote cards or other election material at a polling booth for an election.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.2" guid="_9eeb5905-9ad6-45b3-af66-fa93fda53a6c" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may give a direction—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_d164361b-2ffb-4d8a-a78d-86c795de8fb9" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">about how, where or when how-to-vote cards may be distributed or displayed at a polling booth for the election; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_b2677f68-f387-4ce7-a7e0-21bf10715623" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">prohibiting the distribution or display of how-to-vote cards or other election material at a polling booth for the election; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.2-para1.c" guid="_3b83436b-6117-47f7-b5d6-cebba8696213" provision.type="other"><no>(c)</no><block><txt break.before="0">prohibiting a person from canvassing for votes in or near polling booths for the election; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.2-para1.d" guid="_7cd4e8a1-f242-48c1-9df5-b23db24ef398" provision.type="other"><no>(d)</no><block><txt break.before="0">permitting the display of political statements at a place mentioned in section&#160;188(1) for the election.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.3" guid="_ea02d496-fbc6-43ea-a001-877175b82e84" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The direction must be published on the electoral commission’s website.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.4" guid="_54b7c966-86a6-4f2a-be28-b7fea2a4ae8b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A person must not contravene the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.</txt></block><penalty id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.4-pen" guid="_8248e6af-0cdc-4cfe-9069-57021facaeb3"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.</txt></block></penalty></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.5" guid="_a782e7ea-eab7-4884-b22c-9c3393fd2c29" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section&#160;188 does not apply to the display of a political statement permitted under the direction.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.6" guid="_da8a0a07-7991-457c-8944-248708708b1d" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">In this section—</txt><deflist><definition id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.6-def.politicalstatement_" guid="_b098f0a4-fb6f-41fa-80c4-8900e2337ab8" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><txt break.before="1"><defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200Z-ssec.6-def.politicalstatement" guid="_761c65a0-5d7d-4a2d-88fb-b505f1d2587b" type="definition">political statement</defterm> see section 188(2).</txt></definition></deflist></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA" guid="_84185972-dcd7-40d2-9e73-7e62120417ae" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZA </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-he" guid="_3972f44c-0e0d-4ee8-ac60-51a83e2a26fc">Directions about candidates or scrutineers at particular places</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1" guid="_82514e25-cf09-4ef9-84e7-76e21a2d6a84" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The electoral commission may give a direction for an election—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_dd1f09f4-077a-4223-b8ad-ff186cacfd2a" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">regulating the number of scrutineers each candidate may have at a polling booth or another place where a scrutineer is entitled to be present under this Act; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_dce04813-0430-4bce-b856-d930ffd24e9d" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">prohibiting a candidate or scrutineer from being present at a polling booth or another place where the candidate or scrutineer would otherwise be entitled to be present under this Act.</txt></block></li></list><note id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-note" guid="_37424af0-1e1f-4e7a-9d14-dd4889712c88" type="example"><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-note-he" guid="_4dc698b7-ee49-4cab-b0e8-8a83e3849130">Example of another place—</heading><block><txt break.before="1">a place where votes for the election are to be counted</txt></block></note><note id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-note-oc.2" guid="_2b7b0c6b-97ac-48a5-ae54-9564cf5370cf" type="example"><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.1-note-oc.2-he" guid="_f99dc1b5-bd7b-442b-955c-e063c78ada57">Example of a direction that may be given under paragraph (b)—</heading><block><txt break.before="1">a direction prohibiting a scrutineer from accompanying an issuing officer under section 76</txt></block></note></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.2" guid="_3da24879-0ac5-469f-a638-243cf1041af6" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">However, the electoral commission may give a direction under subsection (1) only if the electoral commission is satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to give the direction.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.3" guid="_b92cb15c-83cc-4cbe-9974-6aa33f4bec4b" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The direction must be published on the electoral commission’s website.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.4" guid="_72f27348-ae94-4cd4-b170-251d47e0c0ae" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A person must not contravene the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.</txt><penalty id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.4-pen" guid="_8dff5dc1-56d5-4424-929c-61864d9010e2"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.</txt></block></penalty></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.5" guid="_c765a7f2-09df-44c2-b12f-246ca8913e62" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The direction applies despite section 59 or another provision of this Act that allows a candidate or scrutineer to be present at a polling booth or another place.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZA-ssec.6" guid="_470941fc-461f-4912-ba08-ca9d1a9a0691" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(6)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Section 174(b) does not apply to the extent a scrutineer is prevented from entering a polling booth under the direction.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB" guid="_71a81838-9159-4ab0-a7ff-d1efa6075e6a" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZB </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-he" guid="_e91d2398-d630-4a86-992a-825462dd6999">Direction about movement of candidates or scrutineers</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.1" guid="_07ba4d4e-fc5b-4d64-a8bf-d46eda9eb724" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies in relation to—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_f1cc270e-bc15-4564-a786-31e1f60b46ac" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the returning officer, a presiding officer for a polling booth or a member of the electoral commission’s staff who has been given a direction under section 96A (each <defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.1-def.anofficial" guid="_15f20da3-7f8b-4b1f-806f-40800ab00d05" type="definition">an official</defterm>); and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_1d4dd136-09da-4324-80b3-a4330b2e1479" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a place (a <defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.1-def.relevantplace" guid="_107d08cb-d7a5-4044-98e7-1fa6f6653cc2" type="definition">relevant place</defterm>) that is a polling booth or another place where a candidate or scrutineer is entitled to be present under this Act.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.2" guid="_6a2b8dc9-2d09-4518-9bd2-0c47b64c05fb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The official may give a direction to a candidate or scrutineer at the relevant place if the official is satisfied that, having regard to the purpose of this part, it would be in the public interest to do so.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.3" guid="_5403c434-85f3-4c8e-9a9a-40ab8696ad68" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The direction may be about—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.3-para1.a" guid="_6d672acf-5a19-45d0-ad95-09eeeeda97a5" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the movement of the candidate or scrutineer at the relevant place; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.3-para1.b" guid="_fdb2fb80-60d0-4e51-a84d-da7d07f6e2c4" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">an area in the relevant place in which the candidate or scrutineer may or may not be; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.3-para1.c" guid="_1e95ed1e-b1bc-4ab2-aea1-c7d9714540fc" provision.type="other"><no>(c)</no><block><txt break.before="0">the maximum number of scrutineers who may be in a particular area in the relevant place.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.4" guid="_adb35763-f14d-411c-b0c8-85b54788fd52" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The candidate or scrutineer must comply with the direction, unless the candidate or scrutineer has a reasonable excuse.</txt><penalty id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.4-pen" guid="_df31e0df-bb04-4db0-8a54-08c466a30734"><block><txt break.before="1">Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.</txt></block></penalty></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZB-ssec.5" guid="_8f502e6c-7870-4bf4-be50-61736731a5eb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">A candidate or scrutineer does not commit an offence against subsection (4) unless the official giving the direction has warned the candidate or scrutineer that it is an offence not to comply with the direction unless the candidate or scrutineer has a reasonable excuse.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZC" guid="_6d6108ab-ed7f-40bf-bd3d-79fd555af6b6" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZC </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZC-he" guid="_ae60b734-bafd-415b-8dbc-1ce8107f791f">Counting of votes</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZC-ssec.1" guid="_2d9f8704-ec54-4d7d-a3ca-055ca2d6c570" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The returning officer may direct a member of the electoral commission’s staff to carry out the counting of votes for an election at a stated place.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZC-ssec.2" guid="_aeb5da43-8e91-4646-b7a9-0d5b91b2a493" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Votes may be counted at the place stated in the direction.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZC-ssec.3" guid="_ba5e2c30-5554-448d-ae6c-91ffe556d844" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The returning officer may arrange for the counting of votes for an election to be filmed by a member of the electoral commission’s staff.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD" guid="_e3fbebc2-56bf-40af-94f8-518cb394ad50" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZD </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-he" guid="_5d6326a8-4624-4c65-9609-e749a435d86f">Restriction on directions</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-ssec.1" guid="_75568898-9413-430a-a24b-7065c5fd48a9" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies in relation to a provision of this part authorising the electoral commission, the returning officer, a presiding officer for a polling booth or a member of the electoral commission’s staff (each <defterm id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-def.anofficial" guid="_208d2457-e488-4806-8d5b-e328a320209f" type="definition">an official</defterm>) to give a direction.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-ssec.2" guid="_bb1569b3-885b-4bc7-bcde-41a1f50e27cb" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The official must not give a direction under the provision—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_1dbf0917-f442-44fc-b988-ad1977698dff" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">of a kind prescribed under section 200ZE(b) as a kind of direction that may not be given under the provision; or</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZD-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_f3e1464f-e94e-4e4e-90c1-5b34951efd61" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">in circumstances prescribed under section 200ZE(b) as circumstances in which a direction may not be given under the provision.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE" guid="_1807fc2b-5e41-400c-8070-d083d87a45dd" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZE </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-he" guid="_a6dd1528-2f26-4278-bf02-7bfc1cc5e1a8">Regulation about election</heading><block><txt break.before="0">A regulation may make provision about a matter to facilitate the holding of an election in the way stated in section 200M, including, for example—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-para1.a" guid="_86097a4c-2b0f-49f9-a9c9-aa0234b84820" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">enabling the electoral commission, the returning officer, a presiding officer for a polling booth or a member of the electoral commission’s staff who has a stated function in relation to the election to give a direction about any matter necessary to facilitate the holding of the election in the way stated in section 200M; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-para1.b" guid="_7a78cdbb-1ebd-45e9-9759-4f5497af0e72" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">providing for a matter about directions given under a provision of this part or the regulation, including— </txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-para1.b-para2.i" guid="_26936e4b-5c4e-474a-8b9d-870f7e08ada1" provision.type="other"><no>(i)</no><block><txt break.before="0">a kind of direction that may not be given under the provision; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-para1.b-para2.ii" guid="_d9954406-622d-4278-a36e-76ebb66fa729" provision.type="other"><no>(ii)</no><block><txt break.before="0">circumstances in which a direction may not be given under the provision; and</txt></block></li></list></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZE-para1.c" guid="_d3e986ee-5487-4071-be13-b63853bd9186" provision.type="other"><no>(c)</no><block><txt break.before="0">enabling the electoral commission to make procedures for the application of a provision of this part or the regulation for an election.</txt></block></li></list></block></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF" guid="_991d3301-41dc-4b1b-97ab-a40cfc216222" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>200ZF </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-he" guid="_8ae15d71-c615-4d26-8f8c-90aee9277c87">Matters about regulation under this part</heading><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.1" guid="_5bfb13e3-3ecb-4d73-867b-0af4274a4318" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">This section applies in relation to a regulation made under this part.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.2" guid="_4f36fd0b-511b-4e4c-b830-7c4df68b2878" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The regulation may—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.2-para1.a" guid="_f22c2c8e-a80d-4197-828c-0ee8210d24a9" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">create an offence and prescribe a maximum penalty of not more than 20 penalty units for the offence; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.2-para1.b" guid="_14fcc845-8e1b-497c-a225-ef2267807389" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">other than for creating an offence, have retrospective operation to a day not earlier than the commencement; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.2-para1.c" guid="_63acb43d-8fd3-4054-b87e-67422836e3f2" provision.type="other"><no>(c)</no><block><txt break.before="0">be inconsistent with this Act, the <legref target.doc.id="act-2009-017" target.version.series="6947b410-2c56-43b2-9d23-effa6933a450" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Act 2009</name></legref> or the <legref target.doc.id="act-2010-023" target.version.series="73e40041-4b86-4960-bd14-a56360d6b558" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">City of Brisbane Act 2010</name></legref> including, for example, by modifying the application of part 4 of this Act in relation to an election, to the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of this part.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.3" guid="_9ef1cb4b-ac24-448e-bc09-dc21abff70c3" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of the regulation only if the Minister is satisfied that the regulation is necessary to achieve the purpose of this part.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.4" guid="_5151fc8f-1e14-4788-aefe-3bafc1939991" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(4)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Also, the Minister must consult with the electoral commission before recommending to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under this part.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZF-ssec.5" guid="_e0ffbd56-3600-4036-9dd5-35b85b5ea24e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(5)</no><block><txt break.before="0">The regulation must declare that it is made under this part.</txt></block></subclause></clause><clause id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZG" guid="_0b22c5e6-f7e3-4df7-b017-f81c5727a2eb" provision.type="expiry" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>200ZG </no><heading id="sec.28-frag-pt.9B-sec.200ZG-he" guid="_9e926519-b605-4764-a21a-e8b5fe8c18b1">Expiry</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part and any regulation made under this part expire on the COVID-19 legislation expiry day.</txt></block></clause></part></fragment></block></clause><clause id="sec.29" guid="_b1c89c21-d894-4f29-b515-78d3665188bb" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>29</no><heading id="sec.29-he" guid="_c36d5fe7-9d41-4c54-9428-19a81f9e7962">Insertion of new <legref refid="pt.11" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_fe52ed75-d04b-4e47-b393-3c7d7f6367f9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">pt&#160;11</legref>, <legref refid="pt.11-div.5" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">div&#160;5</legref></heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="pt.11" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_fe52ed75-d04b-4e47-b393-3c7d7f6367f9" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Part&#160;11</legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><division id="sec.29-frag-div.5" guid="_744d1cbf-dd9d-444b-b0ba-b48e969f46f4" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Division 5</no><heading id="sec.29-frag-div.5-he" guid="_b52316d9-7b7e-468d-8746-4a817d92b489">Transitional provision for <legref check="invalid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="no">COVID-19 Emergency Response and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220" guid="_c5598766-6c48-4683-b488-ab48709efdfe" provision.type="transitional" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>220</no><heading id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-he" guid="_b3ad354d-19be-4271-88e6-c2a35eb7de48">Application of pt 9B to election</heading><subclause id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-ssec.1" guid="_51ee98bc-1f2b-404d-890e-4ae73eef7b66" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(1)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Part 9B applies to an election mentioned in section 200N—</txt><list number.type="manual" unnumbered.indent="0"><li id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-ssec.1-para1.a" guid="_83e662c1-2971-43ed-abfb-ae59fa80b52e" provision.type="other"><no>(a)</no><block><txt break.before="0">whether notice of the election mentioned in section 200N(1)(a) was published before or after the commencement; and</txt></block></li><li id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-ssec.1-para1.b" guid="_69b764b0-385b-4f5e-bb35-77ecb53e4a11" provision.type="other"><no>(b)</no><block><txt break.before="0">whether a regulation providing for the election to be held mentioned in section 200N(1)(b) was made before or after the commencement.</txt></block></li></list></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-ssec.2" guid="_47dfbe21-e45f-490d-9169-a611af7cf183" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(2)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Subsection (3) applies if, immediately before the expiry of part 9B under section 200ZG, anything required or permitted to be done under this Act in relation to an election mentioned in section 200N has not been done.</txt></block></subclause><subclause id="sec.29-frag-div.5-sec.220-ssec.3" guid="_ed84acfb-3e99-4aba-bafc-6c4146cf6d09" affected.by.uncommenced="0" provision.type="other"><no>(3)</no><block><txt break.before="0">Expired part 9B continues to apply for the election as if the expired part continued in effect.</txt></block></subclause></clause></division></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.12" guid="_56218253-c982-4141-99b8-cfc8f45d5359" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 12</no><heading id="pt.12-he" guid="_a7e392eb-bd89-4c7d-aa6a-2f32a39de71d">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0236" target.version.series="41ff2415-c581-4d17-9646-f6d233ddf461" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="no">Local Government Regulation 2012</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.30" guid="_aadfe4fa-6806-44f3-80f0-5d1fa5750326" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>30</no><heading id="sec.30-he" guid="_8fdad212-05cc-40fc-bc1d-b38067f7c3d6">Regulation amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0236" target.version.series="41ff2415-c581-4d17-9646-f6d233ddf461" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Regulation 2012</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.31" guid="_15ab503e-574f-4f75-8ce1-056183d81ff7" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>31</no><heading id="sec.31-he" guid="_ac1cd88c-d034-436f-bc20-39c78ac67c7b">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" refid="sec.277F" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0236" target.version.series="41ff2415-c581-4d17-9646-f6d233ddf461" target.guid="_92d006d6-6c4c-4529-9017-5064f00bfc31" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">s&#160;277F</legref> (Expiry)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref type="subordleg" refid="sec.277F" target.doc.id="sl-2012-0236" target.version.series="41ff2415-c581-4d17-9646-f6d233ddf461" target.guid="_92d006d6-6c4c-4529-9017-5064f00bfc31" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">Section&#160;277F</legref>, ‘30 June 2021’—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>omit, insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><block><txt break.before="1">the COVID-19 legislation expiry day</txt></block></fragment></block></clause></part><part id="pt.13" guid="_e7605b5b-69b5-48c4-8b16-a35176f3ea80" affected.by.uncommenced="0"><no>Part 13</no><heading id="pt.13-he" guid="_d1ece129-c2d6-4c02-91ff-80220a7b6366">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2014-0177" target.version.series="751a1277-4f9b-4cf9-b887-0ba93134be45" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="no">State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014</name></legref></heading><clause id="sec.32" guid="_c0af68c9-1e94-41d7-b830-34191def3c5e" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0" provision.type="other"><no>32</no><heading id="sec.32-he" guid="_010963c2-b557-46c4-aa0c-3d99ead842e1">Regulation amended</heading><block><txt break.before="1">This part amends the <legref type="subordleg" target.doc.id="sl-2014-0177" target.version.series="751a1277-4f9b-4cf9-b887-0ba93134be45" check="valid" jurisd="QLD"><name emphasis="yes">State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014</name></legref>.</txt></block></clause><clause id="sec.33" guid="_32853aad-a793-4caa-9208-b8294987d996" provision.type="amend" affected.by.uncommenced="0" spent.amends="0"><no>33</no><heading id="sec.33-he" guid="_00d267c2-6bbe-41b9-ac5e-7192857ef2ae">Amendment of <legref type="subordleg" refid="sch.1" target.doc.id="sl-2014-0177" target.version.series="751a1277-4f9b-4cf9-b887-0ba93134be45" target.guid="_2064770c-e4e5-4b1c-ada5-78619c30e875" check="valid" jurisd="QLD">sch&#160;1</legref> (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)</heading><block><txt break.before="1"><legref refid="sch.1" target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" target.guid="_5c957942-e812-4df7-a4c2-9c350ff697fa" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act">Schedule&#160;1</legref>, entry for the <legref target.doc.id="act-2011-027" target.version.series="5942c46b-dda6-4042-8ec3-104994f02e37" check="valid" jurisd="QLD" type="act"><name emphasis="yes">Local Government Electoral Act 2011</name></legref>—</txt><txt break.before="1"><i>insert—</i></txt><fragment auto.number.type="manual" format="fromcontext" style="indent"><table frame="none" colsep="0" rowsep="0" id="sec.33-frag-tbl" guid="_992c8c31-0d5c-4a64-a3fb-2875c18cec88" orient="port" heading.align="left" font.size="12.pt"><tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="left" tgroupstyle="Unruled3column"><colspec colnum="1" colname="1" colwidth="2.148in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="2" colname="2" colwidth="1.302in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="3" colname="3" colwidth="0.777in" colsep="0"/><colspec colnum="4" colname="4" colwidth="0.773in" colsep="0"/><tbody><row rowsep="0" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr" guid="_7cca9b68-4f4c-48c9-846f-c91a9c37f416"><entry colname="1" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-tble1" guid="_5240002d-0719-4191-8027-c816506c2407"><block><txt break.before="1">s 200Z(4)</txt></block></entry><entry colname="2" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-tble2" guid="_318f40fd-b926-4864-b84d-f986994e42c0"><block><txt break.before="1"/></block></entry><entry colname="3" align="center" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-tble3" guid="_7d526ecf-e867-4d68-9799-2f86f152702f"><block><txt break.before="1">1</txt></block></entry><entry colname="4" align="center" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-tble4" guid="_5a1e4e88-f511-4097-a9ac-f067e11593d3"><block><txt break.before="1">-</txt></block></entry></row><row rowsep="0" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2" guid="_cdf248f6-06e0-45d2-8ade-2dc16024ff7e"><entry colname="1" id="sec.33-frag-tbl-tblr-oc.2-tble1" guid="_131151e8-4b0a-4c1e-9efb-03d88fe278a7"><block><txt break.before="1">s 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