Contents

Part 1                    Preliminary

                        1     Name of Regulations                                                        4

                        2     Commencement                                                              4

                        3     Objects                                                                           4

                        4     Definitions                                                                       4

Part 2                    Recommendations to the Minister

                        5     When recommendations must be made                             7

                        6     Results of the poll to accompany industry services body's recommendation     8

Part 3                    Conduct of polls

Division 3.1             Cut‑off and return days

                        7     Cut‑off and return days for polls                                         9

                        8     Changing return days                                                       9

Division 3.2             Eligibility to vote and voting entitlement

                        9     Determination of eligibility and voting entitlement               10

                       10     Determining eligibility to vote                                           10

                       11     Determining voting entitlement                                         11

                       12     Information to be used for making determinations              12

                       13     Notice about voting entitlement                                        13

                       14     Register                                                                        14

Division 3.3             Material to be sent to eligible voters

                       15     Material to be sent to eligible voters                                 15

                       16     Proposing rates of levy for polls                                       15

                       17     Ballot‑papers                                                                 15

                       18     Voting instructions                                                         16

                       19     Information memorandum                                                17

                       20     Minister to approve ballot‑paper etc                                  17

Division 3.5             Voting in polls

                       21     Voting                                                                           18

                       22     Faxed ballot‑papers                                                        18

Division 3.6             Counting the votes

                       23     Appointment of returning officers                                      18

                       24     Dealing with ballot‑papers                                               19

                       25     Counting the valid votes                                                  19

                       26     Preservation of ballot‑papers                                           21

Part 4                    Reconsideration and review of decisions

Division 4.1             Reconsideration of decisions

                       27     Application for reconsideration of determinations               22

                       28     Reconsideration of determinations                                   22

Division 4.2             Review of decisions by Disputes Panel

style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>       Disputes Panel

                       29     Disputes Panel                                                              23

                       30     Consulting before appointing Panel members                    24

Subdivision 4.2.2       Review of reconsidered decisions

                       31     Application for review of reconsidered decisions                24

                       32     Review of reconsidered decisions                                    25

 

 

 

 

  

  

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