In these regulations –

Act means the Local Government Act 1993 ;

Consumer Price Index figure means the Consumer Price Index : All Groups Index Number for Hobart published by the Australian Statistician under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 of the Commonwealth;

election dispute means a dispute in relation to the result of an election held under the Act;

election dispute proceedings means proceedings relating to an election dispute;

first meeting means a council meeting at which an election is to be held under section 43A or 44 of the Act;

inflationary factor , in respect of each year, means the amount ascertained by dividing the Consumer Price Index figure for the June quarter of that year by the Consumer Price Index figure for the June quarter of the previous year;

June quarter , in relation to a year, means April, May and June of that year;

multiple-stage tender means a tender referred to in regulation 26 ;

multiple-use register means a register referred to in regulation 25 ;

nominating period means the period beginning at 9 a.m. on the fourth business day before the meeting of the council at which the elections under section 43A or 44 of the Act of a mayor or deputy mayor are to be held and ending at noon on the last business day before that meeting;

open tender means a tender referred to in regulation 24 ;

public tender means a tender referred to in regulation 23 ;

Rules of Court means Rules of Court referred to in regulation 17 ;

scrutineer means a person appointed as scrutineer under regulation 5(2) ;

table means to present for information only.