7Timing of elections

7 Timing of elections

(1)  The Chief Electoral Officer is to hold the first election of members of the Council as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.

(2)  [Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] The Electoral Commissioner must, in respect of each election of members of the Council, determine the date on which nominations are to be called for that election.

(3)  [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] The date determined by the Electoral Commissioner under subsection (2) is to be a date–

(a) not sooner than 2 years and 9 months; and

(b) not later than 3 years and 3 months–

after the date on which nominations were called for the previous election of all members of the Council.

(4)  [Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] The Electoral Commissioner is to call for nominations for election of members of the Council on the date determined under subsection (2) by notice published in the Gazette and in 3 daily newspapers published and circulating in the State and by such other manner as the Electoral Commissioner considers appropriate.