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<leghistory id="act-2026-001" type="act" title="Electoral Laws (Restoring Electoral Fairness) Amendment Act 2026" project.no="B25_0044" version.series.id="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" version.desc.id="101384a7-f2f3-42f8-b70f-55d3e7d52cab" act.type="publicgeneral"><legislationlist><actentry bill.project.no="B25_0044" type="act.original" doc.id="act-2026-001" introduction.date="2025-12-11" assent.date="2026-02-19"><legref valid.date="as.made" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" type="act" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" jurisd="QLD" check="unknown"><name emphasis="yes">Electoral Laws (Restoring Electoral Fairness) Amendment Act 2026</name></legref><commencements><commencement guid="_7a0fab27-4200-41de-b356-12f5dc69e6c5" commence.date="2026-02-19" type="commence"><txt break.before="1"><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" check="invalid">pt&#160;1</legref> comm 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check="invalid">43</legref> (to the extent it ins <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.239" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" check="invalid">s&#160;239</legref>), <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="pt.4" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" check="invalid">pt&#160;4</legref> not yet proclaimed into force (see <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.2" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" check="invalid">s&#160;2</legref><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.2-ssec.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" check="invalid">(1)</legref>)</txt><txt break.before="1">Note—This Act will automatically be repealed under AIA <legref check="invalid" refid="sec.22C" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92" target.doc.id="act-2026-001" type="act" jurisd="QLD">s&#160;22C</legref> at the beginning of the day after all of its provisions have commenced.</txt></commencement></commencements></actentry></legislationlist><creationhistory project.no="B25_0044" title="Electoral Laws (Restoring Electoral Fairness) Amendment Bill 2025"><evententry name="Introduced" event.date="2025-12-11"><associateddoc print.type="bill.first" target.doc.id="bill-2025-044" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92">Bill (Introduction)</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.exp" target.doc.id="bill-2025-044" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92">Explanatory Note</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.hrc" target.doc.id="bill-2025-044" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92">Human Rights Statement of Compatibility</associateddoc></evententry><evententry name="Indicative Reprint" event.date="2025-12-17"><associateddoc print.type="speciallabel" target.doc.id="bill-2025-044" special.label="act-1992-028" target.version.series="84572eda-4f3f-4db0-a159-f7072f3acd92">                    Electoral Act 1992 (as amended by the Electoral Laws (Restoring Electoral Fairness) Amendment Bill 2025)
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