Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 341

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001

.

    (2)     A regulation may create offences and fix maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for the offences.

    (3)     The Executive must consult with the electoral commission and the relevant Assembly committee before making a regulation under this Act.

    (4)     Subject to any disallowance or amendment under the Legislation Act

, chapter 7, a regulation under this Act commences—

        (a)     if there is a motion to disallow the regulation and the motion is negatived by the Legislative Assembly—on the day after the day the motion is negatived; or

        (b)     on the day after the 6th sitting day after the day it is presented to the Legislative Assembly under that chapter; or

        (c)     if the regulation provides for a later date or time of commencement—on that date or at that time.