New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 13

13 Redistribution of electoral districts by commissioners etc

(1) It shall be the duty of the commissioners, and they are hereby directed, to distribute New South Wales into electoral districts and to do so with all due diligence after their appointment.

(2) As soon as practicable after they have been appointed, the commissioners shall, by advertisement published in the Gazette:

(a) invite suggestions in writing to be lodged with the commissioners, within 30 days after the date of advertisement, relating to the distribution of New South Wales into electoral districts,

(b) invite comments to be lodged with the commissioners, within 14 days after the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (a), relating to any suggestions received by the commissioners in pursuance of that paragraph, and

(c) give notice that any suggestions or comments lodged with them pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) will, immediately after the expiration of:

(i) in relation to suggestions-the period referred to in paragraph (a), or

(ii) in relation to comments-the 14 day period referred to in paragraph (b),

be made available at their office situated at a place specified in the advertisement.

(3) Immediately after the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (2) (a), the commissioners shall make available for perusal at their office copies of any suggestions lodged with them in pursuance of that paragraph.

(4) Immediately after the expiration of the 14 day period referred to in subsection (2) (b), the commissioners shall make available for perusal at their office copies of any comments lodged with them in pursuance of that paragraph.

(5) The commissioners shall consider any suggestions or comments lodged with them in pursuance of subsection (2) before determining the names and boundaries of electoral districts.

(6) The commissioners shall also obtain, and consider, the advice of a recognised demographer before determining the boundaries of electoral districts.

(7) If the comments lodged with the commissioners under subsection (2) (b) are made orally, the obligation to make them available for perusal is an obligation to make a transcript or summary of the comments available.