Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994

The purpose of this section is to ensure that, as far as practicable, the provisions of the Electoral Act creating offences in relation to an election apply in the same way in relation to a referendum.

For the purpose of this section, the provisions referred to in subsection (1) apply, so far as the same are applicable, with the necessary changes.

In particular, the Electoral Act, part 17 applies—

as if a reference in the Electoral Act, section 304 to an association with a registered party or candidate were taken to be a reference to an association with any of the referendum options; and

subject to the modification set out in schedule 1, part 1.5.