Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
Electoral and Referendum Regulation 2016
1 Section 5
Insert:
"medicare card " has the same meaning as in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 .
"medicare number " has the same meaning as in Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 .
2 Before section 12
Insert:
11A Additional evidence of identity requirements
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 98AA(2)(d) of the Act, the following kinds of evidence of a person's identity are prescribed:
(a) the evidence number included in a notice given to the person under section 37 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 ;
(b) if the person is covered by a medicare card--the person's medicare number.
3 Section 13
Repeal the section, substitute:
13 Enrolment-related claims or notices do not have to be signed in certain circumstances
For the purposes of subsection 382(7) of the Act, the requirement is that the person include on the claim or notice:
(a) the person's date of birth; and
(b) one of the following:
(i) if the person holds a driver's licence issued under the law of a State or Territory, or a law in force in Norfolk Island--the number of that driver's licence;
(ii) if the person holds an Australian passport--the number of that Australian passport;
(iii) the evidence number included in a notice given to the person under section 37 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 ;
(iv) if the person is covered by a medicare card--the person's medicare number.