📜 Electoral Amendment Bill 2014

Assented toLCBill 599 April 2014

The Electoral Amendment Bill 2014 amends the Electoral Act 1907 and the Freedom of Information Act 1992 to improve and modernise the electoral distribution process. It provides the Electoral Distribution Commissioners with greater flexibility and legal protections.

Impact

Electors, political parties, administrators, and other stakeholders are affected. The changes aim to improve the efficiency and transparency of the electoral distribution process by allowing for electronic publication of boundaries and providing greater legal protection to the Commissioners.

Key Changes

["Provides the Electoral Distribution Commissioners with the full protections and immunities of a Royal Commission.", "Extends the timeframe for the distribution process to 8 months and provides more flexibility in the various stages.", "Allows for the electronic publication of final electoral boundaries as a digital dataset.", "Adds 'means of travel' as a factor for the Commissioners to consider when making boundary changes.", "Exempts the Electoral Distribution Commissioners from certain provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1992."]