ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 156 Determination notice reason not accepted
ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 156
Determination notice reason not accepted
(1) If an elector has been sent a notice in accordance with section 153 or 154 and the Commissioner is to, as soon as practicable, send a determination notice to the elector.(a) the elector provides the Commissioner with particulars in writing of the reason for the failure to vote; and(b) the Commissioner determines under section 155 that the reason is not valid and sufficient (2) The determination notice is to be in an approved form, specify the date by which the determination notice is to be returned to the Commissioner ( "the return date" ) and include a statement to the effect that (a) the Commissioner has determined that the reason provided by the elector is not valid and sufficient; and(b) it is an offence to fail, without valid and sufficient reason, to vote at an election; and(c) if the elector does not wish to have the matter dealt with by a court, he or she may, on or before the return date, pay the Commissioner the penalty in accordance with section 157 .(3) The return date is to be a date not less than 14 days after the determination notice is posted.