New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BANANA INDUSTRY ACT 1987 - SECT 16D

16D Voting entitlements of regional banana growers in election

(1) A banana grower who is entitled to vote in an election is entitled to cast a vote or votes in the election according to the area of the plantation on which bananas are grown by or on behalf of the banana grower, as follows:

(a) if the area of the plantation exceeds the minimum area but does not exceed 4 hectares-1 vote,

(b) if the area of the plantation exceeds 4 hectares but does not exceed 8 hectares-2 votes,

(c) if the area of the plantation exceeds 8 hectares-3 votes.

(2) If bananas are grown by or on behalf of a banana grower on more than one plantation (whether or not in the same region), the number of votes the banana grower may cast is to be determined by reference to the total area of all plantations on which bananas are grown by or on behalf of the banana grower.

(4) The maximum number of votes that may be cast by a banana grower in an election (whether or not bananas are grown by or on behalf of the banana grower on more than one plantation) is 3 votes.

(5) In this section:
"minimum area" has the same meaning as in section 12A.