Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
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The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 is the primary Australian federal law that establishes and regulates the nation’s electoral system, including the conduct of federal elections and the administration of the electoral roll.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 canonical | 7 |
| Commonwealth Electoral Act | 1 |
| Commonwealth Electoral System of Australia | 1 |
| Commonwealth electoral system of Australia | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Acts
Electoral and Referendum Amendment Acts ⓘ |
| basisOf | operation of the Australian Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| citation | Cth ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateAssented | 1918-10-31 ⓘ |
| defines |
disqualifications from voting
ⓘ
electoral offences ⓘ procedures for counting votes ⓘ procedures for disputed returns ⓘ qualification for enrolment ⓘ |
| establishes |
Australian federal electoral divisions
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth electoral divisions
Divisional Returning Officers ⓘ federal electoral system of Australia ⓘ office of the Australian Electoral Officer for each state and territory ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the appointment of a Chief Electoral Officer for the Commonwealth and other Electoral Officers, and for the conduct of Elections for the Parliament of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 7th Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| providesFor |
absent voting
ⓘ
compulsory enrolment for federal elections ⓘ compulsory voting in federal elections ⓘ declaration votes ⓘ postal voting ⓘ pre-poll voting ⓘ preferential voting for the House of Representatives ⓘ proportional representation for the Senate ⓘ |
| regulates |
authorisation of electoral communications
ⓘ
campaign finance and election funding at federal level ⓘ conduct of federal elections ⓘ electoral boundaries and redistributions ⓘ federal electoral roll ⓘ federal referendums procedures ⓘ registration of political parties for federal elections ⓘ voting procedures for House of Representatives elections ⓘ voting procedures for Senate elections ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
election funding and disclosure
ⓘ
elections to the House of Representatives ⓘ elections to the Senate ⓘ electoral advertising and communications ⓘ federal referendums machinery ⓘ political party registration ⓘ redistribution of electoral boundaries ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1918 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commonwealth electoral system of Australia
subject surface form:
Division of Paterson
this entity surface form:
Commonwealth Electoral Act
subject surface form:
Division of Cowper
this entity surface form:
Commonwealth Electoral System of Australia
subject surface form:
Division of Franklin