Ballot not conducted under section 65 of the Act—electoral official to fix commencement and closing times, and give information and material to persons entitled to vote
59 Ballot not conducted under section 65 of the Act—electoral official to fix commencement and closing times, and give information and material to persons entitled to vote
If the FWC approves, under section 64 of the Act, a proposal, an electoral official must:
fix the places, and the times of commencement and closing, of the meetings of members for the ballot on the proposal; and
include in the notice given under regulation 55 in relation to the ballot details of:
the places and times fixed under paragraph (a); and
the procedure for obtaining and exercising an absentee vote in relation to the ballot; and
post to each member entitled to vote at the ballot, addressed to the postal address of the member shown on the roll of voters:
a copy of the latest version (incorporating all subsequent alterations or amendments) of the written outline of the relevant scheme for amalgamation lodged under paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Act; and
copies of the latest version (incorporating all subsequent amendments) of each statement lodged under subsection 48(1) or 60(2) of the Act; and
notification of the entitlement of the member to obtain a copy of the relevant scheme for amalgamation lodged under paragraph 44(2)(a) of the Act or, if appropriate, of that scheme as amended or substituted, together with particulars of where and how the copy of the scheme may be obtained.
Documents required to be sent under subregulation (1) must be sent in sufficient time for them to be delivered, in the ordinary course of post, at least 7 days before the relevant commencing day.
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