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AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES REGULATION 2015 - REG 39
Notice of election
(1) As soon as practicable after it has been determined in accordance with the
Act and a committee's foundation regulation (if applicable) that an election
is required to be held in any area of operations or electoral district, the
following person must cause notice of that fact to be sent to the
returning officer: (a) in the case of an election to fill a vacancy as
required by clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act--the chairperson of the
committee in respect of which the election is to be held, and
(b) in any
other election--the Secretary.
(2) The returning officer: (a) must cause
notice that an election 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 area of operations or electoral district for which the election
is required to be held, and
(b) may cause that notice to be sent by post to
each person whose name is included in the preliminary roll for the election at
the address shown on that roll.
(3) The notice: (a) must state that an
election is to be held for the committee concerned and must state the area of
operations or electoral district concerned, and
(b) must call for nominations
of candidates, and
(c) must state the time and date fixed by the
returning officer for the close of nominations, and
(d) must state where
nomination forms may be obtained and where nominations may be lodged, and
(e)
must state the qualifications which entitle a primary producer to nominate a
candidate or be nominated as a candidate.
(4) The close of nominations must
not be earlier than 21 days, or later than 28 days, after the date on which
the notice is published.
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