LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.23
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 4.23
4.23 . Returning officer’s functions
The returning
officer’s functions are —
(a) to
appoint places for the casting of votes, places for the delivery of postal
votes and places for the counting of votes for elections (within or outside
the district); and
(b) to
appoint other electoral officers to assist in the conduct of elections; and
(c) to
ensure that the necessary preparations are made for the conduct of elections;
and
(d) to
do anything which the returning officer is authorised or required to do under
this Act or which is necessary or expedient in order to ensure that elections
are conducted in accordance with this Act; and
(e) in
the case of a returning officer appointed under section 4.20(4), to do other
things if directed to do so by the Electoral Commissioner.