19Notice of poll

19 Notice of poll

19 Notice of poll

(1) As soon as practicable after the Minister directs that a poll be taken on a question, the returning officer must publish notice of the poll in a way the returning officer is satisfied is likely to bring the poll to the attention of—

(a) for a poll under the Act, section 4(2)(b)—the proposed constituents of the committee, or

(b) for a poll under the Act, section 17(1)—the committee’s constituents.

(2) The returning officer must send notice of the poll to the address of each person included in the preliminary roll for the poll.

(3) The notice must include the following—

(a) the question on which the poll is being taken,

(b) the close of exhibition of the preliminary roll,

(c) the close of enrolments,

(d) the close of the poll,

(e) where copies of the preliminary roll will be exhibited,

(f) the class of primary producers for which the committee is, or is proposed to be, constituted,

(g) the qualifications for voting,

(h) how an application for enrolment or objection against enrolment may be lodged,

(i) a statement that it is compulsory for persons qualified to vote in the poll to be enrolled in the final roll for the poll.

(4) The close of exhibition of the preliminary roll must be at least 14 days after notice of the poll is published.

(5) The close of enrolments must—

(a) not be earlier than the close of exhibition of the preliminary roll, and

(b) be at least 14 days before the close of the poll.

(6) The close of the poll must be at least 28 days, but no more than 90 days, after notice of the poll is published.