New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES REGULATION 2009 - REG 39

39 Notice of election

(1) As soon as practicable after it has been determined in accordance with the Act and a committee’s foundation regulation (if applicable) that an election is required to be held in any area of operations or electoral district, the following person must cause notice of that fact to be sent to the returning officer:

(a) in the case of an election to fill a vacancy as required by clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the Act-the chairperson of the committee in respect of which the election is to be held, and

(b) in any other election-the Director-General.

(2) The returning officer:

(a) must cause notice that an election is to be held to be published:

(i) in at least one newspaper circulating generally throughout New South Wales, or

(ii) in one or more local newspapers that, individually or collectively, circulate generally throughout the area of operations or electoral district for which the election is required to be held, and

(b) may cause that notice to be sent by post to each person whose name is included in the preliminary roll for the election at the address shown on that roll.

(3) The notice:

(a) must state that an election is to be held for the committee concerned and must state the area of operations or electoral district concerned, and

(b) must call for nominations of candidates, and

(c) must state the time and date fixed by the returning officer for the close of nominations, and

(d) must state where nomination forms may be obtained and where nominations may be lodged, and

(e) must state the qualifications which entitle a primary producer to nominate a candidate or be nominated as a candidate.

(4) The close of nominations must not be earlier than 21 days, or later than 28 days, after the date on which the notice is published.