Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00128
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 12551–15361

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
absent voter means an elector voting or desiring to vote pursuant to section 46 other than at a polling place appointed for the Division for which the elector is enrolled.
absent voting means voting as an absent voter pursuant to section 46.
Antarctica means the Australian Antarctic Territory and includes:
 (a) the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; and
 (b) Macquarie Island.
Antarctic elector means an elector who is, in the course of the elector's employment:
 (a) in Antarctica; or
 (b) on a ship at sea in transit to or from Antarctica.
approved form means:
 (a) a form that:
 (i) is approved by the Electoral Commissioner in writing; and
 (ii) has been published by the Electoral Commissioner; or
 (b) a manner, approved by the Electoral Commissioner in writing, for giving a notice (however described).
Note 1: An approved form under paragraph (a) might be published by the Electoral Commissioner on the Electoral Commission's website.
Note 2: An example of an approved form under paragraph (b) is giving a notice by using a specified web portal.
approved list of voters for a Division means a list in electronic form that:
 (a) contains the same information as the certified list of voters for the Division most recently prepared before the preparation of the list in electronic form; and
 (b) is approved by the Electoral Commissioner for use in connection with voting under this Act.
Assistant Divisional Returning Officer means an Assistant Divisional Returning Officer appointed under section 34 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
Assistant Returning Officer means a person appointed to be an Assistant Returning Officer under section 6 of this Act or, where the voting day for a referendum is the same as that fixed for the polling at an election, under section 33 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
Australia includes:
 (a) Norfolk Island; and
 (b) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and
 (c) the Territory of Christmas Island.
Australian Capital Territory includes Norfolk Island and the Jervis Bay Territory.
Australian Electoral Officer means:
 (a) an Australian Electoral Officer for a State; or
 (b) the Australian Electoral Officer for the Australian Capital Territory; or
 (c) the Australian Electoral Officer for the Northern Territory.
Australian Electoral Officer for a State means an Australian Electoral Officer for a State referred to in section 20 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
Australian Electoral Officer for a Territory means an Australian Electoral Officer for a Territory appointed under section 5 of this Act or, where the voting day for a referendum is the same as that fixed for the polling at an election, under section 30 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act