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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal statute
electoral law
appliesTo federal elections in Australia
areaOfLaw constitutional and electoral law
public law
chamberInvolved House of Representatives of Australia
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
to reform the Australian federal electoral system
reformed Commonwealth electoral system
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
conduct of federal referendums in Australia
functions and powers of the Australian Electoral Commission
subjectMatter conduct of federal elections
election funding and disclosure
electoral administration
electoral boundaries
electoral rolls
federal referendums
political party registration
typeOfReform structural reform of electoral administration

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Australian Electoral Commission establishedBy Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
AEC formedBy Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 amendedBy Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Acts