Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION AMENDMENT ACT 1994 No. 100 of 1994 - SECT 20

20. Section 143A of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is
substituted: Effect of nominations

"143A.(1) If the number of candidates nominated for election as the member or
members for a TSRA ward is equal to or less than the designated number for the
ward, an authorised electoral officer must declare the candidate or
candidates, as the case requires, to be duly elected. Subsection (3) may
require deferral of the declaration.



"(2) If the number of candidates nominated for election as the member or
members for a TSRA ward is more than the designated number for the ward, a
poll must be held.



"(3) If subsection (1) applies to some, but not all, of the TSRA wards, all
declarations (whether made under this section or otherwise) must be made on
the same day for all the wards for which elections are being held.".