New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 17 August 2011
(SR 1996/93)
Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General
At Wellington this 6th day of May 1996
Present:
The Right Hon Don McKinnon presiding in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Pursuant to the Electoral Act 1993, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
Part 1
Registration of electors
3 Application for registration
4A Updating of electoral rolls
4B Transfer of electors between electorates
5 Combination of exercise of Maori option with roll revision [Revoked]
6 Revision of electoral rolls [Revoked]
7 Notice of transfer [Revoked]
8 Advice of change of address to another district [Revoked]
9 Notification of death [Revoked]
10 Notification of intended marriage [Revoked]
11 Notification of change of name [Revoked]
13 Supply of rolls and electoral information in electronic form
14 Supply of electoral information in electronic form to local authorities and designated bodies
15 Purchase of habitation indexes
16 List of constituency candidates
19 Facilities for special voting
20 Application for special vote
24 Special vote in district before polling day
25 Declaration by special voter
26 Witnesses authorised by candidates
28 Duty of persons present when vote exercised
30 Delivery of special votes to Returning Officer
31 Delivery of applications to Returning Officer [Revoked]
32 Returning Officer to extract declaration form
33 Declaration form enclosed in ballot and voting paper compartment
34 Disallowance of special votes received late
35 Returning Officer to check rolls
36 Duties of Registrar of Electors
37 Allowance or disallowance of votes by Returning Officer
38 Procedure where vote allowed
39 Declaration forms to be held by Returning Officer for scrutiny
40 Parcels of forms and envelopes
41 Opening of envelopes containing votes allowed
42 Parcels to be forwarded to Clerk of House of Representatives
43 Overseas Returning Officers and Overseas Issuing Officers
44 Declarations by Overseas Returning Officers and Overseas Issuing Officers
45A Electronic issue of ballot papers
46 Members of Defence Force voting as special voters
47 Votes to be returned to Returning Officer or Overseas Returning Officer
47A Votes may be returned by facsimile
48 Endorsement and posting of envelopes by Overseas Returning Officer
49 Parcels of spoilt ballot and voting papers, and other papers
50 Overseas special votes received in time
51 Overseas special votes received late
52 Allowance or disallowance of votes of members of Defence Force
Part 4
Voting from Tokelau, Campbell Island, Raoul Island, Ross Dependency, fishing vessels, and remote locations overseas
54 Electoral Commission may approve application for issue of ballot papers from special voter to whom Part applies
55 Electoral Commission may appoint Issuing Officer
56 Ballot paper and party list
57 Declarations by Issuing Officers
59 Votes must be returned to Returning Officer or Issuing Officer
60 Endorsement and posting of envelopes by Issuing Officer
61 Forwarding special votes by facsimile
63 Receipt of special votes by facsimile
64 Receipt by Returning Officer of copies of special votes
64A Parcels of unused and spoilt ballot and voting and other papers
