{"id":"sr:agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021","name":"Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021","slug":"agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181454,"registerId":"vic-sr:agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 57/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n27 June 2021\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definitions 1\n\n6 Supply of roll and voting information 2\n\n7 Notification of poll 2\n\n8 Amendment of roll by returning officer 5\n\n9 Issue of ballot-papers and voting information 5\n\n10 Duplicate ballot-papers 6\n\n11 Method of voting 7\n\n12 Processing of return envelopes 7\n\n13 Scrutineers 8\n\n14 Extraction of and counting of votes 8\n\n15 Adjournment of scrutiny and counting 9\n\n16 Notice of result of poll 9\n\nSchedule 1—Ballot-paper for conduct of poll under section 7(1) of the Act 10\n\nSchedule 2—Ballot-paper for conduct of poll under section 9(4) of the Act 11\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 12\n\n1 General information 12\n\n2 Table of Amendments 14\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 15\n\n4 Explanatory details 16\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 57/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n27 June 2021\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe procedures to be followed in the conduct of polls under the **Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 62 of the **Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 27 June 2021.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2011[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***close of the poll*** means the date and time fixed in a notice under regulation 7(1) as the date and time when voting in a poll closes;\n\n***return envelope*** means the return envelope referred to in regulation 9(b);\n\n***returning officer*** means the returning officer under section 58(1) of the Act;\n\n***roll*** means the roll of persons entitled to vote in a poll that is prepared by the Minister under section 58(2) of the Act or prepared in accordance with section 58B(2) of the Act (as the case requires);\n\n***Secretary*** means the Department Head;\n\n***the Act*** means the **Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990**.\n\n\t6 Supply of roll and voting information\n\nWithin 5 business days after the Minister directs under section 7(1) or 9(4) of the Act that a poll be held of producers, the Secretary—\n\n(a) must supply the returning officer with the roll and the number of votes each person on the roll may cast in the poll; and\n\n(b) in the case of a poll conducted under section 7(1) of the Act—\n\n(i) must supply the returning officer with a copy of the proposed Order which is the subject of the poll; and\n\n(ii) may supply the returning officer with a statement setting out a case in support of the proposed Order and with a statement setting out a case against the proposed Order.\n\n\t7 Notification of poll\n\n(1) As soon as practicable after the Minister directs under section 7(1) or 9(4) of the Act that a poll be held of producers, the returning officer must publish a notice⎯\n\n(a) setting out the question on which the poll is to be held; and\n\n(b) specifying the date for the start of voting in the poll; and\n\n(c) fixing the date and time for the close of voting in the poll; and\n\n(d) specifying that any submissions invited under section 7(1)(b) or 9(4)(b) of the Act from persons ineligible to vote in the poll must be received by the date and time fixed under paragraph (c); and\n\n(e) stating that the roll has been provided to the returning officer and the manner in which a person may access the person's details on the roll; and\n\n(f) stating that a person may request the returning officer to—\n\n(i) add the person's details to the roll; or\n\n(ii) amend the person's details on the roll; or\n\n(iii) confirm the person's details on the roll; and\n\n(g) specifying details of the manner in which and the date by which a person may make a request referred to in paragraph (f) and any information that must be provided with it; and\n\n(h) in the case of a poll under section 7(1) of the Act on the question of whether a proposed Order referred to in section 19B of the Act should be made, stating whether or not it is compulsory for persons who are on the roll to vote at the poll.\n\n(2) A notice under subregulation (1) must be—\n\n(a) published⎯\n\n(i) on the website administered by the returning officer; and\n\n(ii) in or on—\n\n(A) a newspaper or other publication circulating generally in Victoria, or the specific part of Victoria, to which the Order relates; or\n\n(B) a social media website; and\n\n(iii) if the Victorian Electoral Commission is authorised by the Minister under section 58B(1) of the Act to conduct a poll of producers in an area in a participating jurisdiction—\n\n(A) in a newspaper or other publication circulating generally in the participating jurisdiction, or the part of the participating jurisdiction, to which the Order relates; or\n\n(B) on a social media website; and\n\n(b) given to the Secretary.\n\n(3) The Secretary must publish a notice received under subregulation (2)(b) on the website administered by the Secretary.\n\n(4) The date specified under subregulation (1)(b) for the start of voting in the poll must be no earlier than 14 days after the date the notice under subregulation (1) is published.\n\n(5) The date specified under subregulation (1)(c) for the close of the poll must be no later than 60 days after the date that the notice under subregulation (1) is published.\n\n(6) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(e), (f) and (g) the returning officer may specify the following in the notice—\n\n(a) that the manner of accessing the person's details on the roll is by the method of electronic communication specified in the notice;\n\n(b) that the manner of making a request to the returning officer is by telephone, or by sending the request by post or by electronic communication specified in the notice.\n\n(7) The date specified under subregulation (1)(g) as the date by which a person may make a request must be no later than 7 days before the close of the poll.\n\n\t8 Amendment of roll by returning officer\n\nIf, after considering any request made under regulation 7(1)(f), the returning officer is satisfied that an amendment of the roll is required in a particular case, the returning officer may amend the roll—\n\n(a) to add a person who is eligible to vote in the poll; or\n\n(b) to make any amendments to details on the roll of persons who are eligible to vote in the poll.\n\n\t9 Issue of ballot-papers and voting information\n\nThe returning officer, at least 14 days before the close of the poll, must post or cause to be posted or otherwise delivered to each person whose name appears on the roll at the address of each person as shown on the roll—\n\n(a) a ballot-paper indicating the number of votes that may be cast by the person—\n\n(i) in the case of a poll conducted under section 7(1) of the Act, in the form of Schedule 1; or\n\n(ii) in the case of a poll conducted under section 9(4) of the Act, in the form of Schedule 2; and\n\n(b) a ballot-paper envelope, which includes provision for the person to sign and specify the date of voting, enclosing the ballot-paper and a return envelope addressed to the returning officer; and\n\n(c) in the case of a poll conducted under section 7(1) of the Act, a copy of the proposed Order and any statements that have been supplied to the returning officer under regulation 6(b)(ii).\n\n\t10 Duplicate ballot-papers\n\n(1) Subject to subregulation (3), if a person who has been issued with ballot-papers under regulation 9, and who has not already voted in the poll, satisfies the returning officer of any of the following, the returning officer must issue to the person new ballot-papers in accordance with regulation 9—\n\n(a) any of the ballot-papers are damaged, lost or destroyed;\n\n(b) the ballot-papers were not received at the address to which they were sent;\n\n(c) the ballot-papers were sent to an address where the person no longer resides and the person did not receive them.\n\n(2) The returning officer must maintain a record  \nof all duplicate ballot-papers issued under subregulation (1).\n\n(3) A request under this regulation must be received by the returning officer not less than 7 days before the close of the poll.\n\n\t11 Method of voting\n\nTo cast a vote, a person who has been issued with a ballot-paper must—\n\n(a) write \"YES\" or \"NO\" on the ballot-paper in accordance with the directions shown on the ballot-paper; and\n\n(b) enclose the ballot-paper in the ballot-paper envelope and sign and date the envelope in the space provided; and\n\n(c) place the ballot-paper envelope with its enclosed ballot-paper in the return envelope; and\n\n(d) either—\n\n(i) deliver the return envelope so as to be received by the returning officer by the close of the poll; or\n\n(ii) post the return envelope so as to be received by the returning officer no more than 10 business days after the close of the poll.\n\n\t12 Processing of return envelopes\n\nThe returning officer must—\n\n(a) remove the ballot-paper envelope from each return envelope received by—\n\n(i) in the case of a return envelope that was delivered—the close of the poll; or\n\n(ii) in the case of a return envelope that was posted—no more than 10 business days after the close of the poll; and\n\n(b) record receipt of the ballot-paper envelope on the roll of persons eligible to vote; and\n\n(c) separate from the ballot-paper envelopes any ballot-paper envelope that is not signed and dated before the close of the poll; and\n\n(d) disallow any ballot-paper envelope that is not signed and dated before the close of the poll; and\n\n(e) place each ballot-paper envelope that is not disallowed under paragraph (d) in a sealed ballot-box.\n\n\t13 Scrutineers\n\n(1) Any organisation or body of persons, on the written authorisation of not less than 20 persons entitled to vote at the poll, may by notice in writing served on the returning officer, appoint a scrutineer.\n\n(2) A scrutineer appointed under subregulation (1) is entitled to be present during the examination and opening of return envelopes and at the scrutiny and counting of votes.\n\n\t14 Extraction of and counting of votes\n\n(1) As soon as practicable, but not less than 10 business days after the close of the poll, the returning officer, in the presence of any scrutineers who choose to be present, must—\n\n(a) open the sealed ballot-box; and\n\n(b) produce (unopened) all the ballot-paper envelopes; and\n\n(c) detach and separate the flap containing the person's details from each ballot-paper envelope; and\n\n(d) after the flaps have been detached, open each ballot-paper envelope and extract the ballot-paper; and\n\n(e) count the votes taking into account the number of votes each person may cast.\n\n(2) Any ballot-paper that does not contain the word \"YES\" or the word \"NO\" written by the person on the ballot-paper or contains both the word \"YES\" and the word \"NO\" is informal and must not be counted.\n\n(3) A ballot-paper must not be rejected as informal for any reasons other than those specified in subregulation (2) if the person's intention is clear.\n\n\t15 Adjournment of scrutiny and counting\n\nThe returning officer may at any time adjourn the scrutiny and count of votes to a day and hour fixed by the returning officer and notified to the scrutineers.\n\n\t16 Notice of result of poll\n\n(1) As soon as practicable after the result of the poll has been ascertained, the returning officer must give to the Minister a written notice of the result of the poll and must ensure that a similar notice is—\n\n(a) published—\n\n(i) on the website administered by the returning officer; and\n\n(ii) in the newspaper or other publication in which, or the social media website on which, the notice of the poll under regulation 7 was published; and\n\n(b) given to the Secretary.\n\n(2) The Secretary must publish a notice received under subregulation (1)(b) on the website administered by the Secretary.\n\nSchedule 1—Ballot-paper for conduct of poll under section 7(1) of the Act\n\nRegulation 9\n\nOrder to [*insert purposes of Order*]\n\nNumber of votes you may cast in a poll\n\n| Are you in favour of the Order? |  |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nDIRECTIONS FOR VOTING\n\n1. To vote in favour of the Order, write the word \"YES\" in the box.\n\n2. To vote against the Order, write the word \"NO\" in the box.\n\n3. If you are entitled to more than one vote your marking of \"YES\" or \"NO\" on the ballot-paper will be treated by the returning officer as voting \"YES\" or \"NO\" the number of times that you are entitled to cast a vote.\n\n4. After marking your ballot-paper, insert the ballot-paper in the envelope marked \"Ballot-Paper Envelope\" and sign and date the envelope in the place provided.\n\n5. Then enclose the Ballot-Paper Envelope in the return envelope and either—\n\n(a) deliver the return envelope to the returning officer no later than [*insert date and time of close of the poll*]; or\n\n(b) post the return envelope to reach the returning officer no later than [*insert the day that is no more than 10 business days after the close of the poll*].\n\nSchedule 2—Ballot-paper for conduct of poll under section 9(4) of the Act\n\nRegulation 9\n\nOrder to [*insert purposes of Order*]\n\nNumber of votes you may cast in a poll\n\n| Are you in favour of the continuation of the Order? |  |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\nDIRECTIONS FOR VOTING\n\n1. To vote in favour of the continuation of the Order, write the word \"YES\" in the box.\n\n2. To vote against the continuation of the Order, write the word \"NO\" in the box.\n\n3. If you are entitled to more than one vote your marking of \"YES\" or \"NO\" on the ballot-paper will be treated by the returning officer as voting \"YES\" or \"NO\" the number of times that you are entitled to cast a vote.\n\n4. After marking your ballot-paper, insert the ballot-paper in the envelope marked \"Ballot-Paper Envelope\" and sign and date the envelope in the place provided.\n\n5. Then enclose the Ballot-Paper Envelope in the return envelope and either—\n\n(a) deliver the return envelope to the returning officer no later than [*insert date and time of close of the poll*]; or\n\n(b) post the return envelope to reach the returning officer no later than [*insert the day that is no more than 10 business days after the close of the poll*].\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 57/2021 were made on 22 June 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 62 of the **Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990**, No. 48/1990 and came into operation on 27 June 2021: regulation 3.\n\nThe Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 22 June 2031 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThis version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 38/2011. 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A qualifying request received between 14 and 7 days before the close therefore triggers a mandatory issue after the incorporated deadline has already passed.","confidence":0.97,"description":"A timely duplicate-ballot request may be made after the incorporated ballot-issue deadline has passed.","source_quotes":["the returning officer must issue to the person new ballot-papers in accordance with regulation 9","A request under this regulation must be received by the returning officer not less than 7 days before the close of the poll.","The returning officer, at least 14 days before the close of the poll, must post or cause to be posted or otherwise delivered"]}],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the regulations appear to remain focused on their stated purpose of governing poll procedures within the agricultural industry development framework. No scope changes are evident from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations sit beneath a parent Act (Agricultural Industry Development Act), requiring cross-referencing to understand the full legal picture","Polling and voting procedures can involve technical rules around eligibility, weighting of votes, and validation","Agricultural levy frameworks can be complex, involving different categories of producers","Limited actual legislative text was provided, making full analysis difficult","Procedural regulations often contain precise timing and notice requirements that must be strictly followed"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for how formal polls are run within Victorian agricultural industries, covering who may vote, how ballots are conducted and counted, and what makes a result valid. They affect farmers, producer organisations and government administrators because they determine how collective decisions (like levies) are made."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations continue the Act’s procedural remit: they prescribe how polls are run under the Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990 (objective and authorising provision: regs 1–2). Although they revoke the 2011 Regulations (reg 4), the text confines itself to procedural rules—notice, roll management, ballot issue, voting, counting and publication—rather than expanding substantive powers beyond the Act (see regs 1–3,4)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple, interacting deadlines and timelines (notice start ≥14 days, close ≤60 days, roll request deadline ≤7 days before close, duplicate ballot requests ≥7 days before close, postal receipt up to 10 business days after close) (regs 7(4)-(5),(7),10(3),11(d),12(a)).","Weighted voting: each person may be entitled to a specified number of votes and the count must reflect that weighting (regs 6(a),9(a),14(1)(e); Schedules 1–2 directions).","Dual delivery and processing modes (hand-delivery by close of poll vs postal returns with extended receipt window) with different receipt rules (regs 11(d),12(a)).","Roll management and amendment procedure requiring prompt exchanges between Minister, Secretary and returning officer and short windows for voter requests (regs 6,7,8).","Duplicate ballot issuance with record-keeping obligations and eligibility limits for replacements (reg 10).","Scrutineer appointment threshold and entitlements: requires written authorisation by at least 20 voters and gives presence rights during envelope handling and counting (reg 13).","Ballot formality rules that prioritise voter intention but specify strict informal criteria (ballot must show only YES or NO; other marks informal unless intention clear) (reg 14(2)-(3)).","Cross-jurisdictional publication and conduct where the Victorian Electoral Commission may be authorised to conduct polls in participating jurisdictions, creating additional publication and coordination steps (reg 7(2)(a)(iii)).","Division of duties and publication obligations across Minister, Secretary and returning officer, creating several points of administrative discretion and compliance (regs 6,7(2)(b),16)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument prescribes the detailed procedures for conducting producer polls under the Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990 — notice publication, supply and amendment of the voters’ roll, issuing and replacing ballots, postal and delivery deadlines, counting rules, scrutineer rights and publication of results. It affects producers entitled to vote and officials (the Minister, Secretary and returning officer) by allocating responsibilities, timelines and verification steps. The stated purpose is to set polling procedures; that creates administrative compliance costs, time‑sensitive participation incentives and specified official discretion."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose of prescribing procedures for agricultural industry polls. The 2021 version replaces the 2011 regulations without expanding into new substantive areas—maintaining the same scope of postal voting mechanics for producer polls under the Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward procedural structure with 16 regulations following a clear chronological flow (notification → voting → counting → result)","Only 6 defined terms in the interpretation section (regulation 5)","Limited cross-referencing—primarily references to the parent Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990 and internal regulation numbers","Simple conditional logic with clear deadlines (e.g., 'at least 14 days before', 'no later than 7 days before')","Two standardised ballot-paper templates in Schedules 1 and 2 with minimal variation","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains","Single-purpose instrument focused exclusively on postal poll mechanics"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the step-by-step rules for running postal votes (called 'polls') among farmers and agricultural producers in Victoria. They apply when the government wants to ask producers whether they support creating new industry rules (called 'Orders') or continuing existing ones.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Primary producers** in Victoria (and potentially other states) who are registered to vote on agricultural industry matters\n- **Returning officers** (the officials appointed to run these votes)\n- **The Minister and Secretary** for Agriculture\n- **Industry organisations** that want to appoint scrutineers (observers) to watch the vote counting\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Sets up the voting process:** When the Minister decides to hold a poll, these regulations require officials to prepare a voter roll, send out postal ballot papers at least 14 days before voting closes, and give voters at least 14 days (but no more than 60 days) to vote.\n- **Handles two types of polls:** One for creating new Orders (Schedule 1) and one for continuing existing Orders (Schedule 2).\n- **Specifies how to vote:** Voters must write 'YES' or 'NO' on their ballot, seal it in a special envelope, sign and date it, and return it by post or delivery.\n- **Allows vote corrections:** Voters can request duplicate ballot papers if theirs are lost or damaged, provided they ask at least 7 days before voting closes.\n- **Ensures transparency:** Industry groups can appoint scrutineers to observe the opening of envelopes and vote counting, provided they have written support from at least 20 voters.\n- **Sets counting rules:** Votes are counted at least 10 business days after polls close. Ballots missing 'YES' or 'NO' (or containing both) are rejected as 'informal' (invalid), but clear voter intentions are respected.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations ensure that when the government consults farmers about industry regulations—such as marketing arrangements or quality standards—the process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It gives agricultural producers a formal say in rules that directly affect their businesses while protecting against voter fraud through signature requirements and envelope checks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/agricultural-industry-development-polls-regulations-2021/documents"}}