Victorian Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AND PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES LEGISLATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006 (NO 44 OF 2006) - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is to—

        (a)         amend the Electoral Act 2002 to—

              (i)     provide for electronic voting by electors who because of a visual impairment cannot otherwise vote without assistance;

              (ii)     clarify that certain electoral offences are indictable offences;

        (b)     amend the Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003 to make amendments to the Electoral Act 2002 to—

              (i)     provide for the final nomination day and election day for a by-election;

              (ii)     provide for a new form of ballot-paper for the Legislative Council where there are 20 or more groups;

    and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Management Act 1994 ;

        (c)     amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 to—

              (i)     enable Joint Investigatory Committees to use electronic means in conducting meetings and taking evidence;

              (ii)     improve the operation of the Act;

        (d)     consequentially amend the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and the Constitution Act 1975 .