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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 12 Hansard (13 November) . . Page.. 4173 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

(d) in the case of the vote of an Antarctic elector - the envelope referred to in paragraph 176(1)(c) is endorsed and signed by an authorised officer in accordance with that paragraph.

`(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), where an officer referred to in subsection 135(4) omits to sign the certificate, the certificate shall nevertheless be taken to be in accordance with the relevant provision, if -

(a) the issue of the relevant declaration voting papers was recorded under Division 3 or 3A of Part X; and

(b) the OIC is satisfied the papers were properly issued to the elector.'; and

(b) by omitting subclause 9(2).".

I present the supplementary explanatory memorandum.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 29 to 32, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

Schedule

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (8.12): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to move together amendments Nos 2 and 3 circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move:

Page 14, line 7, after proposed amendment of subsection 139(1), insert the following amendment:

"Subsection 143(2) -

Omit `paragraph 136(4)(a)', substitute `paragraph 136A(2)(a)'.".

Page 14, line 23, paragraph 6(2)(a), proposed amendment of Schedule 3, omit the amendment.

Amendments agreed to.

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