Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014 (62 of 2014)

Schedule 8   Amendments of Acts starting with B to E

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

66   Subsection 25(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) The Governor-General must terminate the appointment of the Electoral Commissioner, or the Deputy Electoral Commissioner while acting as the Electoral Commissioner, if the Commissioner or Deputy fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with his or her obligations under:

(a) section 11; or

(b) section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests) or rules made for the purposes of that section.