New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LORD HOWE ISLAND REGULATION 2004

- Made under the Lord Howe Island Act 1953
- As at 11 November 2009
- Reg 598 of 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions and notes
   4.      Approvals
   5.      Applications

   PART 2 - ELECTIONS

           Division 1 - Interpretation

   6.      Definitions

           Division 2 - Calling of election

   7.      Election to fill casual vacancy
   8.      Calling of election
   9.      Extension of time

           Division 3 - Appointment of returning officer

   10.     Appointment of returning officer and other electoral officials
   11.     Delegation by returning officer
   12.     Scrutineers

           Division 4 - The roll

   13.     Preparation, certification and transmission of roll
   14.     Particulars in roll
   15.     Persons entitled to vote

           Division 5 - Nominations

   16.     Qualifications of candidates
   17.     Manner of nominating candidates
   18.     Rejection of nomination
   19.     Withdrawal of nomination
   20.     Uncontested election
   21.     Contested election

           Division 6 - Ballot-papers

   22.     Order of candidates’ names on ballot-papers
   23.     Provision of ballot-papers
   24.     Printing of ballot-papers

           Division 7 - Postal voting

   25.     Application to vote by post
   26.     Distribution of postal ballot-papers
   27.     Duplicate postal ballot-papers
   28.     Recording of postal vote
   29.     Preliminary scrutiny of postal ballot-papers

           Division 8 - Pre-poll voting

   30.     Application to vote before polling day
   31.     If vote taken
   32.     Procedure for taking votes
   33.     Preliminary scrutiny of pre-poll ballot-papers

           Division 9 - Voting at polling place

   34.     Appointment of polling place
   35.     Arrangements at polling place
   36.     Hours of polling
   37.     Electors to give name and address
   38.     Questions for challenged voters
   39.     Errors not to forfeit vote
   40.     Initialling of ballot-papers
   41.     Recording of vote
   42.     Spoilt ballot-papers
   43.     Assistance to certain electors
   44.     Voting procedure-disputed votes

           Division 10 - The scrutiny

   45.     Scrutiny of votes at close of poll
   46.     Informal ballot-papers
   47.     Method of counting votes for more than 1 vacancy
   48.     Method of counting votes for 1 vacancy
   49.     Declaration of poll

           Division 11 - Miscellaneous

   50.     Death of candidate
   51.     Decisions of Electoral Commissioner and returning officer
   52.     Notification of result of election
   53.     Retention of electoral papers
   54.     Offences

   PART 3 - LEASES

           Division 1 - Applications for leases and forms of leases

   55.     Applications for leases
   56.     Form of lease in perpetuity

           Division 2 - Transfers, subleases and surrenders

   57.     Application for consent to transfer or sublease
   58.     Lodgment of transfer of lease
   59.     Execution of transfer
   60.     Transferred lease remains subject to unfulfilled conditions
   61.     Surrender of lease
   62.     Register of leases

           Division 3 - Annual rent for leases

   63.     Application of this Division
   64.     Annual rent for lease in perpetuity
   65.     Annual rent for special lease
   66.     Reduction of annual rent for eligible pensioners

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   67.     Appeals or references to Land and Environment Court
   68.     Fees

   PART 4 - LICENSING OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS

   69.     Meaning of tourist accommodation
   70.     Licensing of tourist accommodation and other commercial undertakings
   71.     Inspection of licensed premises
   72.     Duration of licences
   73.     Transfer of licences
   74.     Alteration of conditions of licences
   75.     Cancellation of licences
   76.     Applications for tourist accommodation licences

   PART 5 - PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

           Division 1 - Natural substances

   77.     Removal or destruction of coral
   78.     Portion of coral reef closed to unauthorised persons
   79.     Removal or destruction of substances forming part of the Island

           Division 2 - Flora and fauna

   80.     Removal or destruction of flora
   81.     Protection of stag beetles
   82.     Importation of seeds and plants
   83.     Importation of animals and birds
   84.     Seizure of illegally imported seeds, plants, animals or birds
   85.     Noxious plants
   86.     Keeping of goats
   87.     Poultry not to be permitted to stray

           Division 3 - Miscellaneous

   88.     Waste management services

   PART 6 - MOTOR VEHICLES

   89.     Meaning of motor vehicle
   90.     Approval to import motor vehicles
   91.     Seizure of unlawfully imported motor vehicles
   92.     Hire of motor vehicles
   93.     Use of motor vehicles
   94.     Production of driver licence

   PART 7 - MOORING

   95.     Definitions
   96.     Unlawful construction or removal of moorings
   97.     Approval for use of mooring apparatus
   98.     Anchoring of vessels
   99.     Removal of unlawfully moored or anchored vessels

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   100.    Restrictions relating to use of public reserves and vacant Crown land
   101.    Camping on the Island
   102.    Discharge of firearms
   103.    Sale and consumption of alcohol
   104.    Island airport
   105.    Directions relating to operation of wharf
   106.    Human waste storage and treatment facilities
   107.    Power of entry
   108.    Procedure for Board meetings
   109.    Code of conduct
   110.    Charge on tourists
   111.    Penalty notice offences and penalties
   112.    Savings arising on repeal of former regulations
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