ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 121 Declaration of result

ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 121

    (1)     If the number of persons who have become candidates at an election does not exceed the number of members to be elected, the election manager must, immediately after noon on the final nomination day, publicly declare the candidate to be elected and announce the name of the candidate elected.

    (2)     As soon as practicable after election day, the election manager must publicly declare the result of the election and announce the name of the candidate elected.

    (3)     As soon as possible after declaring the result of the election, the election manager must advise the Commission of the result of the election and the name of the candidate elected.

    (4)     The Commission must publicly advertise the result of the election.

    (5)     The Commission must—

        (a)     indorse on the writ for the election the name of each candidate declared elected; and

        (b)     return the writ within the time specified in the writ to the person who issued the writ.