Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The electoral commission has the following functions:
(a) to advise the Assembly on matters relating to elections;
(b) to consider, and report to the Assembly on, matters relating to elections referred to it by the Assembly;
(c) to promote public awareness of matters relating to elections and the Assembly by conducting education and information programs and by any other means it chooses;
(d) to provide information and advice on matters relating to elections to—
(i) the Assembly; and
(ii) the Executive; and
(iii) the head of service; and
(iv) directors-general; and
(v) statutory office-holders; and
(vi) territory authorities; and
(vii) territory instrumentalities; and
(viii) political parties; and
(ix) MLAs; and
(x) candidates at elections;
(e) to conduct and promote research into matters relating to elections or other matters relating to its functions;
(f) to publish material on matters relating to its functions;
(g) to provide, on payment of the determined fee (if any), goods and services to persons or organisations, to the extent that it is able to do so by using information or material in its possession or expertise acquired in the exercise of its functions;
(h) to conduct ballots for prescribed persons and organisations;
(i) to exercise any other function given to it under this Act or another territory law.
Note A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act 2001
, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def of entity ).
(2) The commission may exercise any of its functions under subsection (1) (a) to (f) in conjunction with the Australian Electoral Commission.
(3) In this section:
"election" includes a referendum and any other ballot.