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2002-2003
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
THE
SENATE
Presented and read a first
time
Norfolk
Island Amendment Bill 2003
No. ,
2003
(Local Government, Territories and
Roads)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law
relating to Norfolk Island, and for related purposes
Contents
Part 1—Electoral
amendments 2
Part 2—Statute law revision
amendments 5
Division 1—Gender-neutral language: his or
her 5
Division 2—Gender-neutral language: he or
she 5
Division 3—Gender-neutral language: him or
her 5
Division 4—Conjunctions 5
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to Norfolk
Island, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Norfolk Island Amendment Act
2003.
This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal
Assent.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any
other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its
terms.
1 After paragraph 38(b)
Insert:
and (ba) he or she is an Australian citizen; and
2 At the end of paragraphs 39(2)(a) and
(c)
Add “or”.
3 After paragraph 39(2)(d)
Insert:
(da) he or she ceases to be an Australian citizen; or
4 Application of item 3
The amendment made by item 3 applies to a person who is elected as a
member of the Legislative Assembly on or after the commencement of this
Schedule.
5 After Division 1 of
Part V
Insert:
(1) A person is entitled to enrolment if, at the time of applying for
enrolment, the person:
(a) is at least 18; and
(b) is an Australian citizen; and
(c) has been ordinarily resident within the Territory for 6 months
immediately before the application.
(2) A person whose name has been removed from the electoral roll under
paragraph 7(1)(b) or (c) of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island) is entitled to enrolment if, at the time of applying for enrolment, the
person:
(a) is an Australian citizen; and
(b) has been present in the Territory for 150 days of the 240 days
immediately before the application.
(3) Section 7A of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island), as in force when this section commences, applies for the purposes of
subsection (2) of this section in the same way as it applies for the
purposes of section 7 of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island).
(4) However, if:
(a) a person has been convicted of an offence against a law of the
Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
(b) the person is under sentence of imprisonment for one year or
longer;
the person is not entitled to enrolment under this section during the
period of imprisonment.
(5) This section has effect despite subsections 6(1) and (2) of the
Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk Island).
A person whose name is on the electoral roll is entitled to vote at
elections of members of the Legislative Assembly.
(1) The Returning Officer must cause the name of a person who ceases to be
an Australian citizen to be removed from the electoral roll.
(2) Subsection (1) applies in addition to the requirements of
section 7 of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island).
In this Division:
electoral roll means the electoral roll referred to in
section 5 of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island).
enrolment means enrolment on the electoral roll.
Returning Officer means a person appointed under
section 11 of the Legislative Assembly Act 1979 (Norfolk
Island).
6 Application of item 5
The amendment made by item 5 applies in relation to a person who makes
an application for enrolment on the electoral roll on or after the commencement
of this Schedule.
Part 2—Statute
law revision amendments
Division 1—Gender-neutral
language: his or her
7 Sections 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 23, 32, 34, 36,
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 53, 55, 57, 66 and 70
After “his” (wherever occurring), insert “or
her”.
Division 2—Gender-neutral
language: he or she
8 Sections 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 38, 39,
41, 42, 53, 55, 56, 66 and 70
After “he” (wherever occurring), insert “or
she”.
Division 3—Gender-neutral
language: him or her
9 Sections 7, 14, 27, 36, 41, 44 and
53
After “him” (wherever occurring), insert “or
her”.
10 At the end of paragraphs 19(2)(a) and
(c)
Add “or”.