Clause 46

by deleting subsection (3) of section 3;

by deleting “(6)” in subsection 25(2) and substituting “(4)”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “provider of” in section 33(2), the words “a social media service or relevant electronic service or”;

by deleting the words “, using the internet access service,” in section 33(2);

by deleting the words “a proscribed” in section 33(2) and substituting the word “an”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “must‑carry direction,” in section 45(3), the words “a remedial must‑carry direction, an account restriction direction,”.

by deleting the word “named” in the definition of “election agent” in section 3(1) and substituting the words “appointed or treated as appointed”;

by deleting sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of the definition of “polling day” in section 3(1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(ii)under section 50C(3)(b)(ii) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 or under regulations made under section 102A of that Act as the other day that the polling day for an election is postponed to, if that section or those regulations apply; or”;

by deleting sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of the definition of “polling day” in section 3(1) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(ii)under section 33C(3)(b)(ii) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991 or under regulations made under section 81A of that Act as the other day that the polling day for an election is postponed to, if that section or those regulations apply;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “has been appointed” in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of “principal election agent” in section 3(1), the words “or is treated as appointed”;

by deleting “(4)” in section 51(7) and substituting “(3)”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “political office holder” in paragraph (d)(ii) of the definition of “initial relevant period” in section 58(3), the words “, a senior political party official”;

by deleting the words “early initial” in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii) of the definition of “initial pre‑election period” in section 62(3);

by inserting, immediately after the words “in paragraph (a)” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “initial reporting period” in section 62(3), the words “or such a candidate’s election agent”;

by deleting the words “a prohibited donor in relation to the politically significant person” in section 65(3)(c)(iii) and substituting the words “a donor who is not a permissible donor”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “contravening subsection” in section 66(7), the words “(1) or”;

by deleting the word “direction” in section 67(1)(c) and substituting the word “directive”;

by deleting the words “or such a candidate’s election agent” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “initial reporting period” in section 76(4);

by inserting, immediately after the words “early initial election” in paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of “initial reporting period” in section 76(4), the words “(as defined in section 55)”;

by deleting the words “early initial” in paragraph (a)(ii)(A) and (B) of the definition of “initial reporting period” in section 76(4);

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “politically significant person” in section 76(4), the following definition:“ “pre‑election period”, for an election, means a period of 12 months preceding —

the date a declaration is made by the candidate under subsection (2) before nomination day at that election; or

a date which is 2 clear days before nomination day at that election if no declaration mentioned in paragraph (a) is earlier made;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “pre‑election period” in section 77(1)(a), the words “(as defined in section 76)”;

by deleting paragraph (c) of section 91(2); and

by deleting the word “section” in section 108(2)(a)(iii).