New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES REGULATION 2015 - REG 18

18 Preparation of preliminary roll

(1) As soon as practicable after the Minister has directed that a poll be taken on any question, the returning officer must notify the appropriate officer:

(a) that a poll is to be held on that question, and

(b) that the appropriate officer is required to give the returning officer:

(i) a preliminary roll, and

(ii) an appropriately addressed label, or an appropriately addressed envelope, for each person whose name is included in the roll, or an electronic data file that would allow such labels or envelopes to be generated.

(2) In subclause (1),
"preliminary roll" means:

(a) in relation to a poll under section 4 (2) (b) of the Act--a list of persons who, in the appropriate officer's opinion, are the proposed constituents of the committee, and

(b) in relation to a poll under section 17 (1) of the Act--a list of persons whose names are included in the committee's register of constituents.

(3) The preliminary roll:

(a) must contain:

(i) the full names (consecutively numbered and listed in alphabetical order) and addresses of the persons whose names are included in the roll, and

(ii) if any primary producers have nominated individuals to be their nominees, the full names and addresses of the nominees (listed against the names of their nominating primary producers), and

(iii) if, in relation to a poll under section 17 (1) of the Act, the committee's foundation regulation has provided for differing voting entitlements for the committee's constituents, the voting entitlements of those constituents, and

(b) must be certified by the appropriate officer in accordance with Form 1.