Council may retain Electoral Commissioner to administer elections, polls and referendums until end of 2012 ordinary election
102 Council may retain Electoral Commissioner to administer elections, polls and referendums until end of 2012 ordinary election
Despite section 296, a council may resolve, before 31 October 2011 (or such later date as may be prescribed by the regulations), that the Electoral Commissioner is to administer its elections (including the 2012 ordinary election for councillors), council polls and constitutional referendums.
The council must, as soon as possible, notify the following persons of the making of such a resolution—
the Electoral Commissioner,
the Director-General.
The Electoral Commissioner is to administer all the elections, council polls and constitutional referendums of a council that has made such a resolution until the conclusion of the 2012 ordinary election for councillors.
Expenses incurred by the Electoral Commissioner, returning officer, substitute returning officer and electoral officials in connection with any such election, council poll or constitutional referendum are to be met by the council for which it is conducted and are recoverable from the council as a debt owed to the Electoral Commissioner as the holder of that office.
In this clause, election does not include an election of the mayor or a deputy mayor by the councillors.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Local Government (Armidale and Inverell—Alteration of Boundaries) Proclamation 2019 · Regulation
- Local Government (Bayside) Proclamation 2016 · Regulation
- Local Government (City of Parramatta and Cumberland) Proclamation 2016 · Regulation
5 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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