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ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - As at 21 March 2024 - Act 66 of 2017 - NOTES

Note to Division 7

Section 222 (Election information) provides that, after an election, the Electoral Commissioner may provide registered parties and members of Parliament (who are not members of a registered party) with certain election information setting out the names and addresses of electors who voted and the methods of voting used and the places at which electors voted.

Note to Division 1

Section 11A of the Constitution Act 1902 requires every general election of members of the Legislative Assembly and every periodic Council election to be held pursuant to writs issued by the Governor.

Does not include amendments by--

Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 57, Sch 2 (not commenced -- to commence on 1.10.2024)

See also--

Electoral Amendment (Voter ID and Electronic Mark Off) Bill 2024 [Non-government Bill-- Mr G J Ward, MP[#93]
ICAC and Other Independent Commissions Legislation Amendment (Independent Funding) Bill 2024 [Non-government Bill-- Mrs H J Dalton, MP[#93]

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Electoral Act 2017 No 66. Assented to 30.11.2017. Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (302) LW 29.6.2018. This Act has been amended by sec 275 of this Act and as follows--

2018 No 20 Electoral Funding Act 2018. Assented to 30.5.2018.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (365) LW 29.6.2018.
No 25 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.12, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
No 33 Criminal Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Act 2018. Assented to 27.6.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.7, 1.12.2018, sec 2 and 2018 (671) LW 30.11.2018.
No 68 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2018. Assented to 31.10.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.10, assent, Sch 1.10.
2020 No 30 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4).
2021 No 42 Electoral Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021. Assented to 29.11.2021.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2022 No 57 Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 2.11.2022, sec 2(1) and 2022 (652) LW 2.11.2022; date of commencement of Sch 2: not in force.
No 58 Electoral Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement, 3.11.2022, sec 2 and 2022 (653) LW 2.11.2022.
2023 No 35 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2(c).
This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Table of amendments

Sec 4 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [2[#93]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.14.
Secs 34, 45 Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.14.
Sec 57 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [3[#93].
Sec 59 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [1[#93].
Sec 63 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [4[#93].
Sec 94 Am 2018 No 33, Sch 5.7 [1[#93].
Sec 111 Am 2023 No 35, Sch 4.8.
Sec 114 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[1[#93].
Sec 119 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [2[#93].
Sec 144 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [3[#93]; 2022 No 58, Sch 1[1[#93].
Sec 145 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [4[#93].
Sec 148 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [5[#93].
Sec 149 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [6[#93]; 2022 No 57, Sch 1[2[#93]-[4[#93].
Sec 149A Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 1[5[#93].
Sec 182 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[6[#93].
Sec 186 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[7[#93] [8[#93].
Sec 187A Ins 2022 No 58, Sch 1[2[#93].
Sec 190 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[9[#93].
Sec 191 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [5[#93].
Sec 192 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [6[#93].
Sec 200 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [7[#93].
Sec 206A Ins 2022 No 57, Sch 1[10[#93].
Sec 215 Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.12.
Sec 223 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [8[#93].
Sec 258 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [9[#93].
Sec 259 Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.10 [7[#93].
Sec 263 Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [10[#93].
Sec 268 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[11[#93].
Part 10, Div 3 Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275.
Sec 272 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275.
Sec 273 Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275.
Sec 274 Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275.
Sec 275 Ins 2021 No 42, Sch 1. Rep 2017 No 66, sec 275.
Sch 2 Am 2022 No 58, Sch 1[3[#93].
Sch 6 Am 2022 No 57, Sch 1[12[#93].
Sch 7 Am 2018 No 33, Sch 5.7 [2[#93]; 2022 No 57, Sch 1[13[#93]; 2022 No 58, Sch 1[4[#93].
Sch 8 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. Ins 2022 No 58, Sch 1[5[#93].
The whole Act Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.2 [1[#93] ("Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981" omitted wherever occurring, "Electoral Funding Act 2018" inserted instead).

Table of concordance

For the purposes of comparison, this table shows for provisions of this Act (as at the date of assent) corresponding provisions of the repealed Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912.

Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the proposed Act Corresponding provisions of PE[#38]E Act
Secs 1-3 --
Sec 4 Sec 3
Secs 5-17 --
Sec 18 --
Sec 19 Sec 19
Sec 20 Sec 6
Sec 21 Sec 17A
Sec 22 Sec 13
Sec 23 --
Sec 24 Sec 14A
Sec 25 Sec 14
Secs 26-28 --
Sec 29 Sec 15
Sec 30 Secs 22 and 25
Sec 31 Secs 23 and 24
Sec 32 Sec 27
Sec 33 Sec 28
Sec 34 Sec 29
Sec 35 Sec 30
Sec 36 Sec 31
Sec 37 Sec 114AA
Secs 38 and 39 --
Sec 40 Secs 36 and 37
Sec 41 --
Sec 42 Sec 26
Sec 43 --
Sec 44 Sec 46
Sec 45 Sec 47
Sec 46 --
Sec 47 Sec 39
Sec 48 Sec 38
Sec 49 Sec 40
Sec 50 Sec 41
Sec 51 Sec 42
Sec 52 Sec 43
Sec 53 Sec 44
Sec 54 Sec 45
Sec 55 Sec 48
Sec 56 Sec 49
Part 6 Part 4A
Sec 57 Sec 66A
Sec 58 Sec 66C
Sec 59 Sec 66D
Sec 60 Sec 66DA
Sec 61 Sec 66E
Sec 62 Sec 66F
Sec 63 Sec 66FA
Sec 64 Sec 66G
Sec 65 --
Sec 66 Sec 66H
Sec 67 Sec 66HA
Sec 68 Sec 66I
Sec 69 --
Sec 70 Sec 66J
Sec 71 Sec 66K
Sec 72 Sec 66L
Sec 73 Sec 66M
Sec 74 Secs 68, 74A and 120I
Sec 75 Secs 72 and 74C
Sec 76 (1) Sec 70
Sec 76 (3) Secs 69A and 71
Sec 77 Secs 74 and 74D
Sec 78 Secs 69 and 74B
Sec 79 Sec 79 (8)
Sec 80 Sec 75
Sec 81 --
Sec 82 Sec 135A
Secs 83-85 --
Sec 86 Sec 81C
Secs 87 and 88 --
Sec 89 Secs 79A and 81G
Sec 90 Sec 81D
Sec 91 Secs 79 (7) and 81E
Sec 92 Secs 80 and 81H (1)
Sec 93 Secs 81 and 81H (3)
Secs 94-99 Secs 81J-81P
Part 7, Division 5, Subdivision 1 Part 5, Divisions 6 and 6A
Secs 100 and 101 --
Sec 102 Sec 83B
Sec 103 Sec 104A
Sec 104 Sec 83D
Sec 105 Sec 83E
Sec 106 Sec 83H
Sec 107 Sec 83I
Sec 108 Sec 84
Sec 109 Sec 95
Sec 110 Sec 85
Sec 111 --
Sec 112 Sec 89
Sec 113 Sec 114P
Sec 114 --
Sec 115 Sec 114PA
Sec 116 Sec 114R (5A)
Sec 117 --
Sec 118 Sec 87A
Sec 119 Secs 90 and 137
Secs 120-122 --
Sec 123 Sec 93
Sec 124 Sec 94
Sec 125 Sec 96
Sec 126 --
Sec 127 Sec 99
Sec 128 Sec 100
Sec 129 Secs 99A and 103A
Sec 130 Sec 101
Sec 131 Secs 102 and 102A
Sec 132 Sec 103
Sec 133 Sec 104
Sec 134 Sec 108
Sec 135 Sec 115
Sec 136 Secs 99A and 103A
Sec 137 Secs 106 and 115A
Secs 138-140 --
Sec 141 Sec 116
Sec 142 Sec 117
Sec 143 Sec 114A
Sec 144 Sec 114AB
Sec 145 Sec 114D
Sec 146 Sec 114E
Sec 147 Sec 114F
Sec 148 Secs 114H and 114I
Sec 149 Sec 114L
Sec 150 Sec 114N
Sec 151 Sec 120AA
Sec 152 Sec 120AB
Secs 153 and 154 --
Sec 155 Sec 120AC
Sec 156 Sec 120AD
Sec 157 --
Sec 158 Sec 120AE
Sec 159 Sec 120AG
Sec 160 Sec 120AI
Sec 161 Sec 120AK
Sec 162 Sec 120AL
Sec 163 Sec 84
Sec 164 Secs 121 and 129B
Sec 165 Secs 122, 122A and 129F
Sec 166 Sec 119
Sec 167 Sec 129EA
Sec 168 Sec 129EB
Sec 169 Secs 123 and 129C
Sec 170 Sec 125A
Secs 171 and 172 --
Sec 173 Secs 126 and 129G
Sec 174 Sec 126A
Sec 175 Secs 127 and 129H
Sec 176 Secs 130, 131, 131A and 132
Sec 177 --
Sec 178 Sec 151J
Secs 179-181 --
Sec 182 Sec 151GA
Secs 183-202 --
Sec 203 Sec 114
Secs 204-206 --
Sec 207 Sec 120F
Sec 208 Sec 113
Sec 209 Sec 147
Sec 210 Sec 151
Sec 211 Sec 111
Sec 212 Sec 112
Sec 213 Sec 176B
Secs 214-216 --
Sec 217 Sec 176E
Sec 218 Sec 176F
Sec 219 Sec 177
Sec 220 (2) Secs 81A and 81H (2)
Sec 221 Sec 134
Sec 222 Sec 138
Sec 223 Sec 176C
Sec 224 Sec 156
Sec 225 Sec 161
Sec 226 --
Sec 227 Sec 166
Sec 228 Sec 169
Sec 229 Sec 175
Sec 230 Sec 175A
Sec 231 Sec 175AA
Sec 232 Sec 154A
Sec 233 Sec 155
Sec 234 Secs 157, 158 and 159
Sec 235 Sec 160
Sec 236 Sec 163
Sec 237 Sec 164
Sec 238 Sec 165
Sec 239 Sec 167
Sec 240 Sec 168
Sec 241 Sec 170
Sec 242 Sec 171
Sec 243 Sec 172
Sec 244 Sec 173
Sec 245 Sec 174
Sec 246 Sec 175B
Sec 247 Sec 175C
Sec 248 Sec 175D
Sec 249 Sec 175E
Sec 250 Sec 175F
Sec 251 Sec 175G
Sec 252 Sec 175I
Sec 253 Sec 175J
Sec 254 Sec 183
Secs 255-258 --
Sec 259 Secs 120B and 120C
Sec 260 Sec 120D
Sec 261 Sec 120E
Sec 262 Sec 120G
Sec 263 --
Sec 264 Sec 176A
Sec 265 Sec 179
Sec 266 Sec 186
Sec 267 Sec 176
Sec 268 Secs 48 and 135
Sec 269 --
Sec 270 Sec 120AJ
Secs 271 and 272 --


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