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)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (2) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpa@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) The date determined by the Electoral Commissioner under [subsection (2)](#GS7@Gs2@EN) 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)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-02-16/act-2004-053#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpc@EN) The Electoral Commissioner is to call for nominations for election of members of the Council on the date determined under [subsection (2)](#GS7@Gs2@EN) 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.