Title: Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: parliamentary.copy
Document comments: lc33

Legislative Council—No 33
As introduced and read a first time, 21 July 2010

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Part 1—Preliminary

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Preliminary—Part 1

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Act 1985

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Amendment of Electoral Act 1985—Part 2

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Schedule 1—Related amendments

Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
Related amendments—Schedule 1

South Australia
Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Bill 2010
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1985; and to make related amendments to the City of Adelaide Act 1998, the Juries Act 1927 and the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Act 1985
4	Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
5	Amendment of section 29—Entitlement to enrolment
6	Amendment of section 32—Compulsory enrolment and transfer of enrolment
7	Amendment of section 52—Qualifications of candidate
8	Amendment of section 69—Entitlement to vote
9	Amendment of section 85—Compulsory voting
Schedule 1—Related amendments
Part 1—Related amendment to City of Adelaide Act 1998
1	Amendment of Schedule 1—Special provisions for elections and polls
Part 2—Related amendment to Juries Act 1927
2	Amendment of section 11—Qualification of jurors
Part 3—Related amendment to Local Government (Elections) Act 1999
3	Amendment of section 4—Preliminary
4	Amendment of section 14—Qualifications for enrolment
5	Amendment of section 16—Entitlement to vote
6	Amendment of section 17—Entitlement to stand for election
7	Amendment of section 29—Ballot papers
8	Amendment of section 41—Voter may be assisted in certain circumstances

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Voting Age) Amendment Act 2010.
2—Commencement
This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
3—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 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 32—Compulsory enrolment and transfer of enrolment
Section 32(2)—delete "is entitled to be enrolled in accordance with section 29(2) or 31A" and substitute:
is under 18 years of age or who is entitled to be enrolled in accordance with section 31A
7—Amendment of section 52—Qualifications of candidate
Section 52(1)—after "elector" insert:
and is of or above 18 years of age
8—Amendment of section 69—Entitlement to vote
Section 69(2)(b)—delete "18 years" and substitute:
16 years
9—Amendment of section 85—Compulsory voting
	(1)	Section 85(1)—after "elector" (first occurring) insert:
who is of or above 18 years of age
	(2)	Section 85(3)—after "elector" (first occurring) insert:
who is of or above 18 years of age and
	(3)	Section 85(7)—after "elector" insert:
who is of or above 18 years of age

Schedule 1—Related amendments
Part 1—Related amendment to City of Adelaide Act 1998
1—Amendment of Schedule 1—Special provisions for elections and polls
	(1)	Schedule 1, clause 2(1)(a)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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	(2)	Schedule 1, clause 2(1)(c)(iii)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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	(3)	Schedule 1, clause 4(2)(b)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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	(4)	Schedule 1, clause 4(5)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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	(5)	Schedule 1, clause 5(1)(b)(i)—after "area" insert:
and is of or above 18 years of age
Part 2—Related amendment to Juries Act 1927
2—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 3—Related amendment to Local Government (Elections) Act 1999
3—Amendment of section 4—Preliminary
Section 4(1), definition of designated person—delete "majority" and substitute:
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4—Amendment of section 14—Qualifications for enrolment
	(1)	Section 14(1)(ab)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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	(2)	Section 14(1)(c)(iii)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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5—Amendment of section 16—Entitlement to vote
Section 16(1a)(b)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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6—Amendment of section 17—Entitlement to stand for election
Section 17(1)—after paragraph (b) insert:
		and
	(c)	the person is of or above 18 years of age.
7—Amendment of section 29—Ballot papers
Section 29(3)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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8—Amendment of section 41—Voter may be assisted in certain circumstances
Section 41(1)—delete "majority" and substitute:
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LC GP 65-B: the Hon Tammy Jennings MLC