What the official record says
This Act is the Electoral (Adjustment of Thresholds) Amendment Act . Unless brought into force on an earlier date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, which may be made without further authority than is provided by this section, this Act comes into force on 1 January 2014. This Act amends the Electoral Act 1993 (the ). The purpose of this Act is to adjust the party vote thresholds. Replace section 191(4) with: The Electoral Commission must disregard any total under the name of any party that has not achieved a total that is at least 4% of the total number of all the party votes received by all the parties listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote. After section 9A, insert: The Electoral Commission must commence a review of the 4% threshold as s