Hon Simon Power
Government Bill
93—1
Explanatory note
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
Subpart 1—Amendments coming into force on day after Royal assent
4 New sections 4B to 4G inserted
4B Electoral Commission
4C Objective
4D Membership of board
4E Appointment of Judge as member not to affect tenure, etc
4F Deputy Electoral Commissioners
4G Proceedings of Electoral Commission
Subpart 2—Amendments coming into force on 1 October 2010
5 Interpretation
6 Sections 4 and 4A repealed
7 New sections 5 to 9 substituted
5 Functions
6 Powers of Electoral Commission
7 Independence
8 Electoral Commission must report on general election
9 Electoral Commission may delegate functions, duties, or powers to non-employees
8 Sections 11A, 11B, 14, and 18 to 20 repealed
9 New sections 20C to 20CC substituted
20C Returning Officers may delegate functions, duties, or powers
20CA Powers of delegate
20CB Effect of delegation on Returning Officer
20CC Revocation of delegations
10 Section 24 repealed
11 New section 47A inserted
47A Certain persons disqualified from candidacy
12 Offence for public servant to sit
13 How vacancies created
14 Other amendments to principal Act
Part 2Consequential amendments and transitional provisions
15 Interpretation
Subpart 1—Provisions coming into force on day after Royal assent
16 New Electoral Commission may perform certain functions before 1 October 2010
17 Statement of intent
18 References to Electoral Commission
19 Assets and liabilities of existing Electoral Commission
20 Employees of existing Electoral Commission
21 References to Chief Electoral Officer
22 Assets and liabilities of Chief Electoral Office
23 Employees of Ministry of Justice
24 Terms and conditions of transferred employees
25 Continuity of employment
26 Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy
27 Consequential amendments
Subpart 2—Provisions coming into force on 1 October 2010
28 Existing Electoral Commission disestablished
29 Appointment of existing Chief Electoral Officer revoked
30 Enforcement of existing rights
31 Responsibility for reports and accounts of existing Electoral Commission from 1 July 2010
32 Consequential amendments
Schedule 1 Other amendments to principal Act
Schedule 2 Consequential amendments to principal Act
Schedule 3 Consequential amendments to other Acts
Schedule 4 Consequential amendments to regulations
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: