Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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The Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 is an Australian federal law that reformed the nation’s electoral system and created the independent Australian Electoral Commission to oversee elections.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 canonical | 2 |
| Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Acts | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
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electoral law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal elections in Australia ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional and electoral law
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public law ⓘ |
| chamberInvolved |
House of Representatives of Australia
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Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| created | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| ensured | independence of federal electoral administration ⓘ |
| established | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| oversightBodyCreated | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish an independent electoral administration body
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to reform the Australian federal electoral system ⓘ |
| reformed |
Commonwealth electoral system
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administration of federal elections in Australia ⓘ arrangements for drawing federal electoral boundaries ⓘ arrangements for maintaining the Commonwealth electoral roll ⓘ |
| regulates |
conduct of federal elections in Australia
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conduct of federal referendums in Australia ⓘ functions and powers of the Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conduct of federal elections
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election funding and disclosure ⓘ electoral administration ⓘ electoral boundaries ⓘ electoral rolls ⓘ federal referendums ⓘ political party registration ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | structural reform of electoral administration ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Australian Electoral Commission
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establishedBy
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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
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amendedBy
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Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
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this entity surface form:
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Acts