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South Australia
Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment
Bill 2012
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Electoral
Act 1985; and to make related amendments to the Juries
Act 1927 and the Local
Government (Elections) Act 1999.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short
title
2Commencement
3Amendment
provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Electoral
Act 1985
4Amendment of section
4—Interpretation
5Amendment of section
29—Entitlement to enrolment
6Amendment of section 69—Entitlement to
vote
Part 1—Related
amendment to Juries Act 1927
1Amendment of section
11—Qualification of jurors
Part 2—Related
amendment to Local Government (Elections) Act 1999
2Amendment of
section 4—Preliminary
3Amendment of section 14—Qualifications
for enrolment
4Amendment of section 16—Entitlement
to vote
5Amendment of section 29—Ballot
papers
6Amendment of section 41—Voter may be
assisted in certain circumstances
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment
Act 2012.
This Act will come into operation 3 months after the date of
assent.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Electoral
Act 1985
4—Amendment
of section 4—Interpretation
Section 4(1), definition of elector—delete
"18 years" and substitute:
16 years
5—Amendment
of section 29—Entitlement to enrolment
(1) Section 29(1)(a)—delete "18 years" and
substitute:
16 years
(2) Section 29(2)(a)—delete "17 years" and
substitute:
15 years
(3) Section 29(2)(b)—delete "18 years" and
substitute:
16 years
6—Amendment
of section 69—Entitlement to vote
Section 69(2)(b)—delete "18 years" and
substitute:
16 years
Part 1—Related amendment to Juries
Act 1927
1—Amendment
of section 11—Qualification of jurors
Section 11(b)—delete paragraph (b) and
substitute:
(b) who is not less than 18 years of age and not more than
70 years of age,
Part 2—Related amendment to Local
Government (Elections) Act 1999
2—Amendment
of section 4—Preliminary
Section 4(1), definition of designated
person—delete "majority" and substitute:
16
3—Amendment
of section 14—Qualifications for enrolment
(1) Section 14(1)(ab)—delete "majority" and
substitute:
16
(2) Section 14(1)(c)(iii)—delete "majority" and
substitute:
16
4—Amendment
of section 16—Entitlement to vote
Section 16(1a)(b)—delete "majority" and substitute:
16
5—Amendment
of section 29—Ballot papers
Section 29(3)—delete "majority" and substitute:
16
6—Amendment
of section 41—Voter may be assisted in certain
circumstances
Section 41(1)—delete "majority" and substitute:
16