New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 74

74 Duties of Electoral Commissioner on receipt of writ

(1) The Electoral Commissioner must, on receiving a writ under section 72, endorse on it the date of its receipt, and as soon as is reasonably practicable publicly advertise (in such manner as the Electoral Commissioner thinks fit):

(a) the purport of the writ, and

(b) the day of nomination, the day of polling and the return day mentioned in the writ, and

(c) a place (to be appointed by the Commissioner) at which the returning officer will receive nomination papers for the election to which the writ relates, and the time by which they must be received, and

(c1) a facsimile number and an email address (to be appointed by the Commissioner) at which the Commissioner will receive nomination papers for the election to which the writ relates, and the time by which they must be received, and

(d) a place within the State (to be appointed by the Commissioner) at which the Commissioner will receive nomination papers for the election to which the writ relates delivered by registered officers of registered parties, and the time by which they must be received.

(3) The returning officer must attend at all reasonable hours in the daytime, in the interval between being notified of the receipt of the writ and noon on the day of nomination, at the place appointed for receiving nomination papers.

(4) The Electoral Commissioner must attend at all reasonable hours in the daytime, in the interval between the receipt of the writ and noon on the day before the day of nomination, at the place appointed for receiving nomination papers.