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South Australia
Local Government (Elections) (Disclosure of Political
Affiliation) Amendment Bill 2015
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Local
Government (Elections) Act 1999
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Local Government
(Elections) Act 1999
3Amendment of section
4—Preliminary
4Amendment of section 19—Manner in which
nominations are made
5Amendment of section 27—Publication of
electoral material
6Amendment of section 29—Ballot
papers
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Elections) (Disclosure of
Political Affiliation) Amendment Act 2015.
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 Local Government (Elections)
Act 1999
3—Amendment
of section 4—Preliminary
(1) Section 4(1)—after the definition of officer
insert:
parliamentary party means a political party at least
1 member of which is—
(a) a member of the Parliament of South Australia; or
(b) a Senator for the State of South Australia; or
(c) a member of the House of Representatives chosen in the State of South
Australia;
(2) Section 4(1)—after the definition of periodic
election insert:
political party means—
(a) a parliamentary party; or
(b) a political party (other than a parliamentary party) whose membership
includes at least 200 electors;
4—Amendment
of section 19—Manner in which nominations are made
Section 19(2)(b)—delete paragraph (b) and substitute:
(b) a profile of the candidate that—
(i) contains a statement of the name of each political party of which the
candidate is a member; and
(ii) complies with the regulations; and
5—Amendment
of section 27—Publication of electoral material
Section 27—after subsection (3) insert:
(4) If the person who authorises publication of electoral material is the
candidate for election or a person acting on behalf of the candidate, the person
must ensure that the material contains a statement of the name of each political
party of which the candidate is a member.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
6—Amendment
of section 29—Ballot papers
Section 29—after subsection (4) insert:
(4a) A statement of the name of each political party of which the
candidate is a member (as contained in the candidate's profile under
section 19(2)(b)) must appear adjacent to the name of each candidate on the
ballot paper.