New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND AND SYDNEY FOOTBALL STADIUM BY-LAW 2014 - REG 84

84 Close of nominations and taking of poll

(1) If, after the close of nominations, there is not a greater number of persons nominated than is required for election, the Returning Officer is to declare those persons duly elected.

(2) If, after the close of nominations, the number of persons nominated is greater than the number required for election, a poll is to be taken.

(3) If a poll is necessary, the Secretary or his or her delegate is to certify a copy of the roll of all Members of the Sydney Cricket Ground and provide that copy to the Returning Officer.

(4) The copy of the roll is to be available for inspection by Members of the Sydney Cricket Ground on request.

(5) If any candidate dies after the date for the close of nominations and before polling day, the election is taken to have wholly failed and the Returning Officer is to proceed to notify a fresh election in accordance with clause 80.

(6) If a candidate dies on polling day and the candidate:

(a) is not elected--the candidate's preferences are to be distributed in the usual way, or

(b) is elected--the candidate who obtained the next highest number of votes is to be declared elected in place of the deceased candidate (and, if the election was for the purpose of electing 2 candidates and the deceased candidate scored the highest number of votes, the candidate who scored the third highest number of votes is to be declared elected in place of the candidate who scored the second highest number of votes).