Setting aside 2020 determination in relation to the Northern Territory
48A Setting aside 2020 determination in relation to the Northern Territory
The determination made by the Electoral Commissioner under subsection 48(1) on 3 July 2020 (the 2020 determination) is set aside, on and from the day on which the Electoral Amendment (Territory Representation) Act 2020 commences (the commencement day), to the extent to which that determination relates to the Northern Territory.
To avoid doubt:
for the purposes of sections 50 and 59, the number of members of the House of Representatives to be chosen in the Northern Territory at a general election that is held:
on or after the commencement day; and
before the first determination that is made by the Electoral Commissioner under subsection 48(1) after the commencement day;
is to be in accordance with the determination made by the Electoral Commissioner under subsection 48(1) most recently before the 2020 determination; and
for the purposes of section 86, 2 new Divisions are taken to be created for the Northern Territory on the commencement day.
The 2020 determination specified that there would be 1 member of the House of Representatives to be chosen in the Northern Territory at a general election.
The determination the Electoral Commissioner made under subsection 48(1) most recently before the 2020 determination was the determination made on 31 August 2017. That determination specified that there would be 2 members of the House of Representatives to be chosen in the Northern Territory at a general election.
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