New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RICE MARKETING ACT 1983 - SECT 19

19 Existing producers may also be polled

(1) If the board referred to in section 17 so requests by instrument in writing under its seal, the Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a separate poll shall be taken of producers of each commodity for which the board is already constituted on the question mentioned in that section.

(2) The poll to be taken under this section on a particular question shall be taken on the same day as the poll to be taken under section 17 on the same question.

(3) If a direction is given under this section, a declaration may not be made under section 18 unless at least one-half of the enrolled producers of each commodity for which the board is already constituted are, at the poll to be taken under this section, also in favour of the addition of the product or area to the control of the board.

(4) Where the board is already constituted for 2 or more commodities, the poll to be taken under this section shall be a single poll of the producers of all those commodities.