228Voting roll and ballot papers

#### 228 Voting roll and ballot papers 228 Voting roll and ballot papers > > (1) The returning officer must prepare a voting roll containing the following matters— > > > > > (a) the names and addresses of all of the owners of each lot of land subject to the proposed development plan, > > > > > (b) a unique identifier for each group of co-owners of land subject to the proposed development plan, > > > > > (c) the lot and deposited plan numbers, and area, of the lots of land owned by each owner, other than as a co-owner, > > > > > (d) the lot and deposited plan numbers, and area, of the lots of land owned by each group of co-owners, identified by the unique identifier for each group. > > > (2) Each ballot paper must— > > > > > (a) be initialled by the returning officer or an appointed assistant, and > > > > > (b) bear a mark that identifies it as a genuine ballot paper. > > > (3) Each owner of land subject to the proposed development plan is entitled to 1 ballot paper, whether the land— > > > > > (a) consists of 1 or more lots, or > > > > > (b) is owned with other co-owners or the same co-owners. > > > (4) The returning officer must, at least 28 days before the date fixed for the closing of the ballot, send by post or otherwise deliver the following to each owner entitled to a ballot paper— > > > > > (a) 1 ballot paper, > > > > > (b) a statement of the place, date and time at which the proposed development plan is available for inspection or the website on which it may be found, > > > > > (c) an envelope (the outer envelope) addressed to the returning officer, which has the name and address of the owner and the lots and deposited plan numbers of the land to which the ballot paper relates marked on the reverse side, > > > > > (d) a small envelope (the inner envelope) in which the ballot paper must be placed, > > > > > (e) a statement relating to the ballot in a form approved by the Planning Secretary. > > > (5) The returning officer may send a duplicate ballot paper to an owner if the returning officer is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the owner has not received a ballot paper or the ballot paper has been lost, spoilt or destroyed, and > > > > > (b) the owner has not already voted. > > > (6) If a duplicate ballot paper is sent, the relevant outer envelope must be marked “duplicate”.