New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BANANA INDUSTRY ACT 1987 - SECT 12

12 List of banana growers

(1) For the purposes of a poll, the Minister is to cause a list to be compiled, in accordance with the regulations, of banana growers who are entitled to vote in a poll and of the number of votes those banana growers are entitled to cast in the poll.

(2) If, after application made in accordance with the regulations for the purpose, a person is not satisfied with the result of the application, that person may apply as prescribed to the Local Court for an order that the name of the person or a particular voting entitlement for the person be included in the list.

(3) The Local Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter of the application and may:

(a) order that the name of the applicant be included in the list or that a particular voting entitlement for the person be included in the list, or

(b) dismiss the application.

(4) If an order is made under subsection (3) (a), the list is to be changed in the manner necessary to give effect to the order.

(5) If the name of a person appears on the list for a poll and the person fails to vote at the poll, the person is liable to a penalty not exceeding 0.1 penalty unit.

(6) If the name of a person does not appear on the list compiled under this section for a poll and the person votes at the poll, the person is guilty of an offence against this Act.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.