Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move government amendments (5) to (9) on sheet JP109 together:

(5) Schedule 1, item 24, page 7 (lines 11 to 13), omit the item, substitute:

24 Subsection 269(2)

  Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) If a ballot paper in a Senate election:

  (a) has squares marked above the line in accordance with subsection 239(2) or paragraph (1)(b) of this section; and

  (b) has squares marked below the line in accordance with subsection 239(1) or section 268A;

then, for the purposes of sections 272 and 273, the only squares that are taken to have been marked on the ballot paper are the squares that are marked below the line.

(6) Schedule 1, items 26 and 27, page 7 (lines 16 to 21), omit the items, substitute:

26 Section 270

  Repeal the section.

(7) Schedule 1, item 41, page 13, omit "By numbering these boxes 1 to (7) in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice)", substitute "By numbering at least 12 of these boxes in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice)**".

(8) Schedule 1, item 41, page 13, omit "(7) Here insert number of candidates.".

(9) Schedule 1, item 41, page 13, after "* If the ballot paper has 6 or fewer squares above the line, replace the instruction with "By numbering these boxes in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice)".", insert "** If the ballot paper has 12 or fewer squares below the line, replace the instruction with "By numbering these boxes in the order of your choice (with number 1 as your first choice)".".

The CHAIRMAN: The question is that government amendments (5) to (9) on sheet JP109 be agreed to.