New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES REGULATION 2015 - REG 19

19 Notice of poll

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

(a) must cause notice that a poll is to be held to be published:

(i) in at least one newspaper circulating generally throughout New South Wales, or

(ii) in one or more local newspapers that, individually or collectively, circulate generally throughout the committee's, or proposed committee's, area of operations, and

(b) may cause that notice to be sent by post to each person whose name is included in the preliminary roll for the poll at the address shown on the roll.

(2) The notice must:

(a) state the question on which the poll is being conducted, and

(b) state a time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of exhibition of the preliminary roll, and

(c) advise where copies of the preliminary roll will be exhibited, and

(d) state a time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of enrolments, and

(e) specify the class of primary producers for which the committee is constituted, or proposed committee is to be constituted, and

(f) specify the qualifications for voting in accordance with clause 22, and

(g) advise where applications for enrolment and objections against enrolment may be lodged, and

(h) state a time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of the poll, and

(i) state that it is compulsory for persons who are qualified to vote in the poll to be enrolled, or to apply for enrolment, in the final roll for the poll.

(3) The time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of exhibition of the preliminary roll must not be earlier than 14 days after the calling of the poll.

(4) The time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of enrolments must not be earlier than the close of exhibition of the preliminary roll or later than 14 days before the close of the poll.

(5) The time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of the poll must not be earlier than 28 days, or later than 90 days, after the calling of the poll.