761 ELECTIONS PRELIMINARY NOTE Parliamentarv Elections Electoral Dis'tricts Electoral Officers Electoral Rolls.. Nomination and Polling Scrutiny, Declaration of the Poll and Return of Writs Disputed Elections Local Government Elections and Prohibition Polls Electoral Offences 770 770 770 77[ 771 ELECTIONS ACTS, 1915 to 1962 [-PRELl MINAR Y 1. Division of Act. Qland s. 1 2. Short title. [b. s. 2 3. Repeal., 4. I nterpretation clause. Qland ss. 3, 92, 139 II-ADMINISTRATION 5. Principal Electoral Officcr and electoral registrars. Qland s. 8 776 6. Returning officers. Qland s. 58 777 7. Returning officers, etc., to make declaration. lb. s. 59 777 7 A. Assistants to returning officers and electoral registrars 777 7B. Electoral districts may be divided, etc. 8. Polling places 77'6 778 III-QUALlF[CA TIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS 9. Qualifications of electors 10. (Repealed) 779 loa. (Repealed) lob. (Repealed) 11. Disqualifications. Qland s. 5 779 IIA. Further disqualifications no lib. Principal Electoral Oftlcer may remove names from roll.. 780 12. One adult, one vote. Qland s. 6 780 773 773 773 773 774 IV-ELECTORAL ROLLS 13. Electoral rolls. ComI1l. s. 27 no 14. Printing of rolls and supplemental rolls. lb. ss. 33, 34 78 [ 15. Form of rolls. Qland s. 29. Comm. ss. 28, 29.. 7K2 16. Inspection. Comm. s. 35 782 17. Statistical of1iecrs to furnish information. Qland s. 12. Comm. s. 36 782 18. Arrangement with Commonwealth. Comm. s. 30 782 19. Persons entitled to have their names on roll. lb. s. 31 783 20. Addition of new names. Comm. s. 55 783 21. Claims for enrolment. lb. s. 56 783 22. Registration of claims. lb. s. 57 n4 23. Right to transfer. lb. ss. 58-6 [ n4 24. Change to another divisional roll. Comm. SS. 61 A, 61 B 7S4 25. Compulsory enrolment and transfer. lb. s. 61c ns 26. R,:gui:1tions as to compulsory enrolment. lb. 5S. 32.\, 61c ns 27. Alterations of rolls 785 28. Time for altering rolls 7St) Time at which writs deemed to b..: i,sllcd 7W) 29. Alterations to be initialled. lb. s. 65 7K') 30. Registrar-Gcileral to lurnish list 789 ('cmale elector to send new claim for enrolment on marria'.!c 7Kl) Gaolers to notify convictions ~ 7S9
762 El.ECTIONS Vol. 4 Elections Acts, 1915 to 1962-continued 31. Names on roll may be objected to. Comm. ss. 67, 69 789 32. Notice of objection. lb. ss. 70,71., 790 Action where objection by officer is bad 790 Answer to objection.. 790 33. Determination of objection. Comm. s. 72 791 34. Appeal to court of petty sessions. lb. s. 73 791 35. Roll when to be conclusive roll. Qland s. 52 792 35A. Vote by person not named as an elector on the roll 792 35n. (Repealed) V-NOMINATION, POLLING, AND CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS GENERALLY 36. Writs directed to returning officers. Qland s. 61 797 37. Day of general elections 38. Nomination and polling days to be publicly notified. 798 Qland s. 62.. 798 39. Qualification or a candidate.. 798 40. Uncertificated insolvent incapable of being nominated or elected. lb. s. 66., 41. (1) How person may become candidate. lb. s. 63 798 (2)... (3) Nomination not to be avoided for mere informality 42. Certificate of returning officer. Qland s. 64 43. Copy of nomination paper to be posted up. lb. s. 65 44. Onlv one nomination. lb. s. 67 45. What to be done if more nominated than to be elected. 800 lb. s. 68 800 46. \Vithdrawal of consent to nomination 800 47. Death of candidate. lb. s. 70 48. Destination of money paid on nomination. lb. s. 71 800 801 49. Booths to be provided. Qland s. 72 50. (1) Returning officer to provide presiding oil1cers. lb. s. 73 801 801 (2) Several polling booths at the same polling place (3) 802 802 ~) (5) Absence of presiding officer not to invalidate election ~ 802 51. Printing, supplying and distribution of ballot papers 802 52. Proceedings at the poll. lb. s. 77.. 807 53. Scrutineers 54. Presiding ofl~ccr to provide ballot-box and papers. Qland 808 s. 76.. 808 55. Returning officer to provide ballot-room. lb. s. 75 808 56. (1) Questions to voters. (2) lb. S5. 79, 80 809 809 (3) Consequences of answers 809 57. Declaration against bribery. Qland s. 82 58. No other question or declaration necessary. lb. s. 83 809 809 59. Ballot-papers to be given to electors. lb. s. 84 810 60. Elector's name to be marked on roll. lb. s. 85 810 61. Mode of voting. Qland s. 86 62. Duty of presiding oil1eer where a claimant to vote appears 810 to have already done so 811 62A. (Repealed) 63. Compulsory voting 812 64. When candidate elected 815 65. (Repealed) 66. (Repealed) 67. (Repealed) 68. Ballot-paper not to be rejected for certain informalities 816 69. Absent voters at outside polling places OHIO).. 816 816 (11) Evidence of voter's signature, etc. 820 (12) Case of uncontested election 70. Voting before polling day by electors who will be absent 820 on polling day. Comm. s. 139 820 (1)-(9).. 820 (10) By-election 824
Elections Acts, 1915 to 1962-continued ELECTIONS 763 70A. Voting before polling day on account of religious beliefs 824 70B. Assistance to incapacitated sectional voters other than postal voters.. 824 71. (I) Postal voting in case of sickness. Qland ss. 93 to 107 (la) 825 826 (2) Grant and form of certificate 826 (3) Certificate and postal ballot-paper 826 (4) Returning officer to keep record 827 (5) How vote recorded 827 (SA) (Repealed) (6) 828 (7) 828 (8) Returning officer to notify issue of certificate 828 Advice to presiding officers 828 Evidence of voter's signature (SA) (Repealed) 828 (8B) 828 (9) Examination and count of votes 828 71A. (Repealed) 7lB. (Repealed) 7lc. Electors who arc members of enclosed religious orders 830 n. (Repealed) na. When defective declaration, etc., not to invalidate vote.. 830 73. Saving appeal to Elections Tribunal 831 74. (I) For what causes ballot-paper to be rejected. Qland s. 89.. 831 (2) Ballot-paper when not to be rejected 75. Proceedings in case of riot or violence. Qland s. 90 831 832 76. Prohibition of canvassing, etc., near polling booth. Qland s. 125 833 77. Party emblems not to be worn in poiling booth. lb. s. 126 833 78. Power of presiding officer. lb. s. 91 833 VI-PUBLlC;\TlON OF RLSULTS AND RETURN OF WRITS OF ELECTION 79. (l) Assistant returning officer. lb. s. 108.. (2) Duty of presiding officer of group 8.B 833 (3) Duty of assistant returning officer 834 80. Presiding officer to seal and forward ballot-papers to returning officer 834 81. Returning officer to examine and count votes at his polling: place and then seal up the same. Qland s. 109.. 835 82. Returning officer to open scaled parcels transmitted by presiding officers and COllnt the votes, after which each parcel to be rescaled. lb. s. 110.. 835 82A. When scrutiny may proceed 836 83. Declaration of poll. Oland s. III.. 837 84. Ballot-papers to be delivered to the Clerk of the Assembly, Queensland.. 838 85. Name of Dcrson elected to be endorsed on writ. lb. s. 113 ~39 86. Election not to be questioned. lb. s. 114.. 839 87. Remedy for informalities in election proceedings. s.115 lb. 840 88. Expenses. Qland s. 116 840 Vll-SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS 89. Actio;]s for liquor or refreshment supplied at elections not to be maintainable. lb. s. 120 040 90. Disorderly behaviour at meeting. lb. s. 127 K40 91. Political articles must be signed. Comm. s. 181 AA 840 91A. Penalty for getting or having unauthorized possession of ballot-papers, etc... 841 92. Prohibition of persons guilty of corrupt or illegal practices, etc., from voting. Qland ss. 123, 124 841 93. Proof of writ of election facilitated. lb. s. 129 842
764 ELECTIONS Vol. 4 Elections Acts, 1915 to 1962--continued 94. Evidence of election. lb. s. 130 95. Neglect of electoral registrar, etc. lb. s. 133. Comm. s.610 96. Undue influence by public officers. Qland s. 134 97. (1) Penalty for neglect by returning officer, etc. lb. s. 135 (2) (3) Governor may mitigate or remit penalty 9S. Persons obstructing or wilfully misleading electoral registrar, etc., liable to penalty. lb. s. 136 99. Prosecution on summary conviction. lb. s. 137 100. Regulations 100A. Caption not to invalidate prescribed form 100B. 842 842 842 844 844 VIlI-ELECTlONS TRIBUNAL 101. (1) Constitution of Elections Tribunal. (2) General powers of Tribunal Qland s. 140 845 845 (3) Trial 845 (4) Power of Judge 845 102. Chief Justice to notify name of EJections Judge to Speaker annually. Qland s. 141 845 103. Petition against sitting member or return of writ. lb. s. 142 846 104. Petition to be presented to Supreme Court. Qland s. 143 When to be presented 846 105. Petition to be published and served on sitting member. lb. s. 144 846 106. Parties to petition. lb. s. 145 847 107. Deposit for costs of petition. lb. s. 146 847 los. (1) Place and time of trial. (2) lb. s. 147 847 847 (3) Notice of trial 847 109. Adjournment of trial., 847 110. Trial to be public. 111. Principles of trial. lb. s. 149 lb. s. 150 847 847 Powers in respect of affidavits 847 112. Summons of witnesses. lb. s. 151 848 113. Elections Judge may summon and examine witnesses. lb. s. 152 848 114. Expenses of witnesses. Qland s. 153 115. Shorthand writer to attend trial of ejection petition. lb. 849 s. 154.. 849 116. Recrimination where petition for undue return. lb. s. 155 849 117. Judge to certify determination to Speaker. lb. s. 156 849 l1s. Appeal to Full Court. lb. s. 157.. 849 119. Special case. Qland s. 158.. 850 120. Question may be reserved for Full Court. lb. s. 159 850 121. Evidence of corrupt practices how received. lb. s. 162 850 122. Elections Judge to make report in case of corrupt practice, etc. lb. s. 160 850 123. Assembly to carry out report. Qland s. 161 851 124. Candidate found, on petition, guilty personally of corrupt practices. lb. s. 117 851 125. Candidate found, on petition, guilty by agents of corrupt practices. lb. s. 118 851 126. Connivance of candidate at illegal practice. lb. s. 119.. 851 127. Report exonerating candidate in certain cases of corrupt and illegal practice by agents. Qland s. 121 851 128. Power of Tribunal to except innocent act from being illegal practice, etc. lb. s. 122 129. Obligation of witness to answer, and certificate of indemnity. 852 Qland s. 131 852 130. Submission of report of Elections Tribunal to Attorney- General. lb. s. 132 853 131. Acceptance of office or prorogation not to stop petition. Qland s. 163 853 132. Withdrawal of petition and substitution of new petitioners. lb. s. 164 853
ELECTIONS 765 Elections Acts, 1915 to 1962-continued 133. Judge to report to the Speaker circumstances of withdrawal. Qland s. 165 854 134. Abatement of petition. lb. s. 166.. 854 135. Admission in certain cases of voters to be respondents. lb. s. 167 136. Respondent not opposing not to appear as party or to sit. 854 Qland s. 168 855 137. General costs of petition. lb. s. 169 855 138. Rules of Court. Qland s. 170 856 RULES OF THE ELECTIONS TRIBUNAL of 1888 r. 1. Short title 857 r. 2. Interpretation.. 857 r. 3. Documents to be filed 857 r. 4. Rules of Supreme Court to apply 857 r. 5. Election petition, how presented 857 r. 6. Contents of petition.. 857 r. 7. Drawing petition costs 858 r. 8. Prayer of petition 858 r. 9. Form of petition 858 r. 10. Order for particulars 858 r. 11. Filing of order 858 r. 12. Service of list of votes objected to 858 r. 13. Service of list of objections to the elections 859 r. 14. Computation of time.. 859 r. 15. Time expiring on a holiday.. 859 r. 16. Address for service to be left in Registry with petition. Service by posting in Registry 859 r. 17. Address for service may be left by person returned as member. Service by posting in Registry 859 r. 18. Address book.......... ~60 r. 19. Copy petition, etc., to be sent to returning officer and published. Cost of publication.. )'60 r. 20. Time for notice of presentation of petition 860 r. 21. Service of petition on respondent 860 r. 22. Service by posting in Registry 860 r. 23. Filing of affidavit of service.. 860 r. 24. Payment into Court.. 860 r. 25. Registrar's book showing payments into Court 860 r. 26. Claims against funds in Court how disposed of 861 r. 27. Return of moneys paid into Court 861 r.28. Application for return of moneys 861 r. 29. Funds in Court to whom paid out.. 861 r. 30. Election list........ 861 r. 31. Notice of time and place of trial how given 861 r. 32. Effect of posting notice of trial in Registry 861 r. 33. Form of notice of trial 861 r.34. Postponement of trial 861 r. 35. Formal adjournment of Court unnecessary 862 r. 36. Application to state special case 1162 r. 37. Title of Elections Tribunal R62 r. 38. Associate to act as registrar of Court 862 r. 39. Amount of witnesses' expenses to be certified 862 r. 40. Form of order for attendance of witness 862 r. 41. Form of warrant for contempt 862 r. 42. Warrant to whom directed 863 r.43. Interlocutory matters to be disposed of by Elections Judge 263 r. 44. Notice of application for leave to withdraw petition 863 r. 45. To be left in Registry R63 r. 46. To be served and published.. 863 r. 47. Notice of application to be substituted as petitioner 864 r.48. Notice of time for hearing application 864 r. 49. Notice of abatement of petition. Time for application to be substituted as petitioner 864 r.50. Notice by person entitled to be a petitioner, if respondent dies 864
766 ELECTIONS Vol. 4 Rules of the Elections Tribunal-continued r. 51. Notice of respondent's failure to give notice of opposition to petition 864 r. 52. Notice of intention not to oppose petition 864 r. 53. To be sent to petitioner and returning off1cer X65 r. 54. Time for applying to be admitted as respondent S65 r. 55. Countermanding of notice of trial.. Kti5 r. 56. Taxation and recovery of costs. Office fees 865 r. 57. Formal objections not to defeat proceedings 865 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS ACT of 1958, 7 Eliz. 2 No. 65 I-PRELIMINARY 1. Short title ~6 7 2. Parts of Act xc, 7 3. Present Parliament X(,7 4. Number of members of Legislative Assembly ti(,,, I[-REPRESENTATION BY ZONING 5. Zones S6S 6. Number of ciectoral districts in respective Zones.. XC,S 7. Distribution of Zones into electoral districts SI,l) Ill-FIRST DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS 8. Appointment of Commissioners sc,<) 9. Duty of Commissioners 86<) 10. Basis of distribution in the Metropolitan and Country ~6<) Zones 11. Basis of distribution in the Provincial Cities Zone.. S7ll 12. Matters to be considered in distributing Zones S71 IV-SUBSEQUENT REDISTRIBUTIONS OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS 13. When subsequent redistributions may be made 14. Appointment of Commissioners 15. Duty of Commissioners 16. Fresh quotas 17. Existing Parliament X71 S72 ii72 872 873 V-GENERAL 18. Names of electoral districts 19. Notice of proposed distribution or redistribution 20. Objections 21. Report by Commission 22. Proclamation of electoral districts 23. Electoral rolls SCHEDULE 874 ~74 S7S X7S S76 076 I-The Metropolitan Zone S77 I I-The Provincial Cities Zone 877 I II-The Country Zone 878 SE~ATE ELECTIOI\'S ACT of 1960,9 Eliz. 2 1\'0. 20 1. Short title S79 2. Repeal.. Hit) 3. Power to fix dates for election and place of nomination f,7') 4. Dates and places of nominations to be specified in the writ :'79 5. Time for nomination 87 l ) 6. Polling places.. X7') 7. Day of polling S7t) 8. Hours of polling S7t) 9. Power to extend time, etc. 07t)
ELECTIONS 767 REGULATIONS: Elections Act of 1915, 6 Geo. 5 No. 13 Gazettes: Jan.-June 1931, pp. 2245-2273; July-Dec. 1931, p. 783; Jan.-June 1932, pp. 1317, 1504; Jan.-June 1933, p. 1165; Jan. June 1935, pp. 1062, 1065, 1229; July-Dec. 1935, p. 66; Jan.-June 1938, p. 509; Jan.-June 1940, pp. 1279, 1365; July-Dec. 1940, pp. 1307, 1703; Jan.-June 1941, p. 194; July-Dec. 1941, pp. 402, 961; Jan.-June 1942, p. 467; July-Dec. 1942, p. 1830; July-Dec. 1943, pp. 1537, 1733; Jan.-June 1945, pp. 1219, 1227, 1326; July Dec. 1946, p. 1797; Jan.-June 1947, pp. 289,1695; July-Dec. 1948, p. 3172; Jan.-June 1949, p. 890; Jan.-June 1950, pp. 261, 1280; May-Aug. 1951, p. 618; Jan.-Apr. 1952, p. 1321; Sep.-Dec. 1952, pp. 1237, 1309; Sep.-Dec. 1955, p. 768; Sep.-Dec. 1956, p. 825; Jan.-Apr. 1958, p. 1933; Jan.-Apr. 1960, pp. 1111-1129; p. 1388; Jan.-Apr. 1963, pp. 725-740. RELATED LEGISLATION: Commonwealth elections-see Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918-196l. Disqualification from voting or election, and voting offences- See- Criminal Code, ss. 98-117, title CRIMINAL LAW, Vol. 3; Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1961, s. 6, title CONSTITUTION, Vol. 2, p. 751; Aliens Acts, 1867 to 1958, s. 12, title ALIENS, Vol. 1, p. 527. Jury lists prepared from electoral rolls-see Jury Acts, 1929 to 1958, ss. 12 (1), (5), 13, title JURIES. Liquor not sold in licensed premises and clubs in polling hours-see Liquor Acts, 1912 to 1961, ss. 69 (2), 121 (2), title LIQUOR. Prohibition Polls to which Elections Acts applicablc-see Liquor Acts, 1912 to 1961, s. 145, title LIQUOR. Telegraphic transmission of contents of writs of election-see Telegraphic Messages Act of 1872, ss. 4, 11, title EVIDENCE. Use of rolls for Brisbane City Council and town and shire councils See- City of Brisbane Acts, 1924 to 1960, s. 17 (3), title BRISBANE, Vol. 3, p. 38; Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1963, s. 7 (7), title LOCAL AUTHORITIES.