New South Wales Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES ACT 1998 - SECT 32J

32J Special provisions for polls relating to extra-territorial committees

(1) The Minister may authorise the Electoral Commissioner or a person appointed by the Electoral Commissioner to conduct a poll of primary producers:

(a) in the area of a participating jurisdiction specified in a draft foundation regulation referred to in section 32C, and

(b) referred to in section 32C (1) (d) in the area of operations in New South Wales.

(2) In the case of a poll under section 4 (2) (b) on the question of whether a committee should be established by a foundation regulation referred to in section 32C, if the corresponding agricultural industry services legislation relating to:

(a) the method of enrolment of persons eligible to vote, or

(b) the preparation of a final roll for the poll, or

(c) whether voting in relation to the poll is compulsory, or

(d) the method of determining the outcome of the poll in the participating jurisdiction,

is inconsistent with agricultural industry services legislation of New South Wales, the corresponding agricultural industry services legislation applies to that matter in the conduct of the poll in the production area in the participating jurisdiction (except to the extent that the Minister administering that corresponding legislation otherwise determines by notice in writing to the person conducting the poll).