Hon Simon Power
Government Bill
247—3
As reported from the committee of the whole House
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
Subpart 1—Provisions coming into force on day after assent
3A Interpretation
4 Powers of Electoral Commission
5 Electoral Commission may delegate functions, duties, or powers to non-employees
5A Registrar of Electors
6 Compulsory registration of electors
7 New section 83A substituted
83A Procedure following inquiry under section 83
8 New section 87A inserted
87A Procedure if immigration status means applicant apparently not qualified to be registered
9 Changes of address to be notified
9A Chief Registrar may seek consent of Maori electors to supply of information to designated body
10 Supply of information on age and Maori descent
10A Supply of electoral information to candidates, political parties, and members of Parliament
11 Unpublished names
12 Duty to report suspected offences
13 Assistance to be given to Registrar
14 Power to destroy records
15 Power to resolve in certain cases that by-election not be held
16 Power to resolve in certain cases not to supply vacancy
16A Offence to pay election expenses in excess of prescribed maximum
16B Offence to pay election expenses in excess of prescribed maximum
16C Auditor's report on return of party's election expenses
16D Limit on maximum amount of donations protected from disclosure
17 Personation
18 Disclosure of immigration information for matching purposes
19 Disclosure of personal information for enrolment purposes
Subpart 2—Provisions coming into force on 1 July 2012
20 Functions
21 New sections 9 and 9A substituted
9 Electoral Commission may delegate functions or powers to electoral officials engaged by Commission
9A Ownership of intellectual property developed by delegates of functions or powers
22 Section 21 repealed
23 New section 22 substituted
22 Registrar of Electors
24 Section 23 repealed
Part 2Consequential amendments and transitional provisions
Consequential amendments to principal Act
25 No form of inquiry required if application for registration as elector received
26 Transfer of electors between electorates
27 Applications received after issue of writ
28 False statements or declarations
Consequential amendment to regulations
29 Amendment to Electoral Regulations 1996
Transitional provision approving electronic medium for online re-enrolment and updating
30 Deemed approval of electronic medium called igovt logon service
Transitional provisions relating to abolition of Chief Registrar of Electors
31 Office of Chief Registrar of Electors abolished
32 No compensation for loss of office
33 Crown-owned assets (other than intellectual property) and records that Chief Registrar controls or possesses
34 Liabilities for expenses after 30 June 2012
35 Expenses before 1 July 2012 (whether from commitments before, on, or after 17 August 2009)
36 Expenses after 30 June 2012 from commitments before 18 August 2009
37 Expenses after 30 June 2012 from commitments after 17 August 2009 and before 1 July 2012
38 Matters incomplete on 1 July 2012
39 Proceedings incomplete on 1 July 2012
40 Transitional or savings regulations
41 Interpretation
42 Section 140 repealed
43 Service of notices
44 References to Chief Registrar of Electors
Consequential amendments to other public Acts
45 Amendments to Broadcasting Act 1989
46 Amendments to Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
46A Amendment to Electoral Referendum Act 2010
47 Amendments to Energy Companies Act 1992
48 Amendments to Juries Act 1981
49 Amendments to Local Electoral Act 2001
50 Amendments to Privacy Act 1993
51 Amendments to Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000
Consequential amendments to local Act
52 Amendments to Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Act 2001
Consequential amendments to regulations
53 Amendments to Jury Rules 1990
54 Amendment to Local Electoral Regulations 2001
55 Amendment to Referenda (Postal Voting) Regulations 2009
ScheduleNew form substituted
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: