Title: Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) AmendmentBill 2017
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
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Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017

Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017
Part 1—Preliminary

Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017
Preliminary—Part 1

Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017
Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934

Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017
Amendment of Constitution Act 1934—Part 2

South Australia
Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Bill 2017
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Constitution Act 1934.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Constitution Act 1934
3	Amendment of section 86—Order of the Commission

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Electoral Redistribution) (Appeals) Amendment Act 2017.
2—Amendment provisions
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 Constitution Act 1934
3—Amendment of section 86—Order of the Commission
	(1)	Section 86—after subsection (1) insert:
	(1a)	The order published in the Gazette under subsection (1) must include a statement of the right of any elector or registered political party to appeal against the order within 1 month of its publication.
	(2)	Section 86(2)—after "elector" insert:
or a registered officer on behalf of a registered political party
	(3)	Section 86—after subsection (5) insert:
	(5a)	If an appeal is instituted under this section, the notice of appeal must be—
	(a)	notified in the Gazette by the Commission; and
	(b)	published on a website determined by the Commission; and
	(c)	sent by the Commission to each person who made a representation to the Commission under section 85.
	(5b)	The notification under subsection (5a)(a) must include a statement setting out the rights of any person having an interest in the proceedings to apply to be joined as a party to the proceedings.
	(4)	Section 86—after subsection (9) insert:
	(10)	In this section—
registered officer and registered political party have the same respective meanings as in the Electoral Act 1985.

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