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PART 5—AMENDMENT OF THE REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984

       34. Principal Act
       35. Insertion of new section:
                108a. Certain other matters not to invalidate referendum

PART 6—AMENDMENTS OF THE INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1936

       36. Principal Act
       37. Losses and outgoings
       38. Contributions, pensions, etc.

Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991

No. 203 of 1991

An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act 1942, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the Radiocommunications Act 1983, the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, and for related purposes

[Assented to 19 December 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—INTRODUCTORY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991.

Commencement

2. (1) Parts 1 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), Parts 2, 4 and 5 commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If Parts 2, 4 and 5 do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

Report into operation of Act

3. (1) Subject to subsection (5):

    (a) the Australian Electoral Commission must review such provisions of this Act as are prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, and report to the Minister accordingly; and

    (b) such other persons or bodies as are prescribed must review such provisions of this Act as are prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, and report to the Minister accordingly.

(2) A report referred to in subsection (1) may include suggestions for amendments of this Act to solve problems identified in the report.

(3) A review referred to in subsection (1) must commence within 6 months after the last declaration of a poll at the second general election of members of the House of Representatives held after the commencement of this section.

(4) The Minister shall cause copies of a report referred to in subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days after its receipt by the Minister.

(5) Subsection (1) does not apply if, 3 months after the first sitting of the Parliament elected at the second general election of members of the House of Representatives after the commencement of this section, an inquiry into some or all of the provisions of this Act by a committee of the Parliament is in progress but has not concluded.

(6) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters for the purposes of this section.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE BROADCASTING ACT 1942

Principal Act

4. In