New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 25

25 Public notice of draft redistribution determination

(1) The Redistribution Panel is to give public notice of its draft determination of the names and boundaries of electoral districts--

(a) in the Gazette, and

(b) on the Electoral Commission's website, and

(c) in a newspaper published or circulating in New South Wales.

(2) The public notice must--

(a) include a written statement that the following are available for inspection on the Electoral Commission's website--

(i) a map setting out the Redistribution Panel's proposed names and boundaries of electoral districts,

(ii) the Panel's reasons for making the draft determination, and

(b) invite submissions in writing, to be lodged with the Panel within 30 days after the date the public notice was given (the
"submission period" ), relating to the draft determination, and

(c) invite comments in writing, to be lodged with the Panel within 14 days after the expiry of the submission period (the
"comments period" ), relating to any submissions received by the Panel under this section, and

(d) notify the public that any submissions and comments lodged with the Panel will be made available for public inspection on the Electoral Commission's website as soon as is reasonably practicable after the expiry of the submission period or comments period, as the case requires.

(3) The Redistribution Panel is to make a copy of any submission or comment lodged with the Panel under this section available for public inspection on the Electoral Commission's website as soon as is reasonably practicable after the expiry of the submission period or comments period, as the case requires.

(4) The Redistribution Panel is to consider any submission and comment lodged with the Panel under this section before making a final determination of the names and boundaries of electoral districts.