Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TORRES STRAIT REGIONAL AUTHORITY (ELECTION OF OFFICEHOLDERS) REGULATIONS 1997

- made under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      TSRA General Manager  

   PART 2--ELECTION OF OFFICEHOLDERS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TSRA AFTER ITS ELECTION

           Division 1--Nominations

   5.      Calling for nominations  
   6.      Making nominations  
   7.      Declaration of nominations  

           Division 2--Polling

   8.      Order of polls  
   9.      Deciding the order of candidates on ballot-papers  
   10.     Ballot-papers  
   11.     Polling procedure  
   12.     Voting  

           Division 3--Counting votes

   13.     Scrutineers  
   14.     Conduct of the count  
   15.     Informal ballot-papers  
   16.     Completion of the count  

           Division 4--Other matters

   17.     Declaration  
   18.     Request for recount  

   PART 3--OTHER ELECTIONS

   19.     Election of new Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson  
   20.     Election of new alternate Deputy Chairperson  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   21.     Recording result of election  
   22.     Destruction of election materials  
           SCHEDULE Method of deciding the election of a candidate