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Supplementary Order Paper No 197

No 197

House of Representatives

Supplementary Order Paper

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill

Proposed amendments

Hilary Calvert, in Committee, to move the following amendments:

Clause 12A, new section 206V

To omit subsection (1) and substitute the following subsection (lines 3 to 6 on page 40):

  • (1) The total referendum expenses of a registered promoter in respect of the regulated period must not exceed $500,000 (or such other amount as is prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council under section 266A).

Clause 12A, new section 206V

To omit subsection (1) and substitute the following subsection (lines 3 to 6 on page 40):

  • (1) The total referendum expenses of a registered promoter in respect of the regulated period must not exceed $750,000 (or such other amount as is prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council under section 266A).

Explanatory note

This Supplementary Order Paper amends the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill to limit the expenses of a registered promoter to $500,000 or $750,000.