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Australia.

PART IX—AMENDMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918

Principal Act
31. The Commonwealth Electoral Act 19188 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Persons entitled to enrolment and to vote
32. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
      "(b) who are—
         (i) Australian citizens; or
         (ii) British subjects (other than Australian citizens) who were electors on the date immediately before the date fixed under sub-section 2 (5) of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981,".

Unenrolled members of Defence Force serving outside Australia
33. Section 39a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (c) and substituting the following paragraph:
"(c) is an Australian citizen,".

Qualifications of Members of House of Representatives
34. Section 69 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
"(b) He must be an Australian citizen;".

Questions to be put to voter
35. Section 115 of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by omitting from sub-paragraph (1) (a) (iii) "and";
      (b) by omitting sub-paragraph (1) (b) (v) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
       "(v) Are you an Australian citizen?";
      (c) by omitting from sub-paragraph (1) (b) (vi) "and";
      (d) by inserting after paragraph (1) (b) the following paragraphs:
          "(ba) shall also put to any person who answered the question numbered (v) in the negative the following question:—
           (via) Are you a British subject?
          "(bb) shall also put to any person who answered the question numbered (via) in the affirmative the following question:—
              (vib) On (here state the date immediately before the date fixed under sub-section 2 (5) of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981), was your name on any electoral roll kept for the purposes of a House of Representatives election? and";
      (e) by omitting from paragraph (2) (d) "(v),"; and
      (f) by inserting after paragraph (2) (d) the following word and paragraph:
          "; or (e) does not answer the question numbered (v) absolutely in the affirmative when put to him, or, if he answers that question in the negative, does not answer both the question numbered (via) and the question numbered (vib) absolutely in the affirmative when put to him,".

PART X—AMENDMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH FUNCTIONS (STATUTES REVIEW) ACT 1981

Principal Act
36. The Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 19819 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Proceedings and order on creditor's petition
37. Section 125 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (1) (a) "(last occurring)" after" 'may'".

PART XI—AMENDMENTS OF THE DESIGNS AMENDMENT ACT 1981

Principal Act
38. The Designs Amendment Act 198110 is in this Part referred to as the Principal