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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 1999
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Objects
4. Preliminary
PART 2--Elections and polls to be held
Division 1--Elections
5. Periodic elections
6. Supplementary elections
6A. Filling vacancy in certain circumstances
7. Failure of election in certain cases
8. Failure or avoidance of supplementary election
Division 2--Polls
9. Council may hold polls
PART 3--Electoral officers
10. The returning officer and deputy returning officer
11. Appointment of other electoral officers
12. Responsibilities of returning officer and councils
13. Costs and expenses
13A. Information, education and publicity for general election
PART 4--Enrolment
14. Qualifications for enrolment
15. Voters roll
PART 5--Entitlement to vote
16. Entitlement to vote
PART 6--Entitlement to stand for election and nomination
Division 1--Entitlement to stand for election
17. Entitlement to stand for election
Division 2--Nomination
18. Call for nominations
19. Manner in which nominations are made
19A. Publication of candidate profiles
20. Questions of validity
21. Publication etc of valid nominations
22. Ability to withdraw a nomination
23. Close of nominations
24. Multiple nominations
25. Uncontested elections
26. Notices
PART 7--Electoral material
27. Publication of electoral material
28. Publication of misleading material
PART 8--Preparation for an election or poll
Division 1--Elections
29. Ballot papers
30. Appointment of place for counting votes
31. Special arrangements for issue of voting papers
32. Scrutineers
Division 2--Polls
33. Ballot papers
34. Appointment of a place for counting votes
35. Special arrangements for issue of voting papers
36. Scrutineers
PART 9--Voting generally
37. Postal voting to be used
38. Notice of use of postal voting
39. Issue of postal voting papers
40. Procedures to be followed for voting
41. Voter may be assisted in certain circumstances
41A. Assisted voting
42. Signature to electoral material
43. Issue of fresh postal voting papers
44. Security of votes
PART 10--Method of voting
45. Method of voting at elections
46. Method of voting at polls
PART 11--Counting of votes
Division 1--Arranging voting papers
47. Arranging postal papers
Division 2--Counting and declaration of results in elections
48. Method of counting and provisional declarations
49. Recounts
50. Declaration of results and certificate
51. Collation of certain information
Division 3--Declaration of results in polls
52. Provisional declarations
53. Recounts
54. Declaration of results and certificate
Division 4--Other matters
55. Computer counting
55A. Filling vacancy if successful candidate dies
56. Retention of voting material
PART 12--Illegal practices
57. Violence, intimidation, bribery etc
58. Dishonest artifices
59. Interference with statutory rights
60. Exception
61. Persons acting on behalf of candidates not to assist voters or collect voting papers
62. Unlawful interference with computer programs
63. Secrecy of vote
64. Unlawful declaration or marking of ballot papers
65. Conduct of officers
66. Conduct of scrutineers
PART 13--Disputed returns
67. Constitution of the Court
68. The clerk of the Court
69. Jurisdiction of the Court
69A. Electoral Commissioner may lodge petition
70. Procedure upon petition
71. Powers of the Court
72. Certain matters not to be called in question
73. Illegal practices and orders that may be made
74. Effect of decision
75. Participation of council in proceedings
76. Right of appearance
77. Reference of question of law
78. Costs
79. Rules of the Court
PART 14--Campaign donations
Division 1--Returns
80. Returns for candidates
81. Campaign donations returns
81A. Large gifts returns
81B. Disclosure period etc for returns
82. Certain gifts not to be received
83. Inability to complete return
84. Amendment of return
85. Offences
86. Failure to comply with Division
Division 2--Public access to information
87. Public inspection of returns
88. Restrictions on publication
Division 3--Related matters
89. Requirement to keep proper records
90. Related matters
PART 15--Miscellaneous
91. Elected person refusing to act
91A. Conduct of council during election period
92. Electoral Commissioner may conduct investigations etc
92A. Forms
93. Regulations
Legislative history
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