New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 1995 - REG 3

3 Secretary to be returning officer

(1) The Secretary is the returning officer for all elections.

(2) The returning officer is required to conduct an election in accordance with:

(a) the Act, and

(b) subject to the Act, this By-law, and

(c) in so far as the Act and this By-law make no provision, any relevant resolution of the Council.

(3) Subject to the Act and this By-law, the decision of the returning officer on a matter concerning:

(a) the eligibility of candidates, or

(b) the conduct and results of an election, or

(c) any matter related to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b),

is final.

(4) To enable the returning officer to conduct an election, the returning officer may make use of such assistance as that officer considers appropriate. For that purpose, the returning officer is to appoint at least one deputy returning officer and may appoint such poll officers and other persons as the returning officer considers necessary to assist in the conduct of the election.

(5) For the purposes of this By-law, the returning officer may authorise a deputy returning officer, poll officer or other person appointed under subclause (4) to exercise any specified function of the returning officer under this By-law. A function exercised by a deputy returning officer, poll officer or other person so authorised is taken to have been exercised or performed by the returning officer.

(6) The returning officer is taken to be a poll officer for the purposes of this By-law.