Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1993 No. 282 PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY) REGULATIONS - REG 6

6. (1) As soon as practicable after being authorised under paragraph 13 (4)
(c) of Schedule 7 to the Act in relation to an election, a returning officer
must give notice in accordance with subregulation (2) fixing:

   (a)  the last day on which candidates for election may be nominated; and

   (b)  the last day on which a request for a secret ballot may be made; and

   (c)  the time and day for the close of the poll.

(2) A notice must:

   (a)  be displayed:

        (i)    as early as practicable, but not less than 7 working days,
               before the nomination day; and

        (ii)   prominently in a part of the workplace where the employees in
               the designated work group to which the election relates might
               reasonably be expected to see the notice; and

   (b)  include statements to the effect that:

        (i)    any employee of the work group may be a candidate for election;
               and

        (ii)   any employee of the work group may request the poll for the
               election to be conducted by secret ballot.