What the official record says
This Act is the Electoral (Lowering Voting Age for Local Elections and Polls) Legislation Act . This Act comes into force— on a single date on or after that is appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and on , if it has not commenced by then. An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation ( of the for publication requirements). This Part amends the Local Electoral Act 2001. In section 5(1), repeal the definition of or . In section 5(1), insert in their appropriate alphabetical order: , in relation to making an application or providing any information, means an electronic medium approved by the Electoral Commission for making that application or providing that information means a roll maintained under has the same meaning as or or in section 3(1) of the E