138Prescribed information for election (s 189(1))

#### 138 Prescribed information for election (s 189(1)) (1) For subsection 189(1) of the Act, the following information is prescribed information for an election conducted for an office or for a position other than an office: (a) the name of each office or position for which an election is required; (b) the reason for the election is that: (i) the term of the office or position has expired or is due to expire in the normal course of events; or (ii) a casual vacancy in the office or position has occurred (or will occur imminently); or (iii) a new office or position has been created; or (iv) the office or position was not filled at the previous election; (c) if more than one of the offices or positions for which an election is required has the same name, and the number of offices or positions can, under the rules of the relevant organisation or branch, be determined before the prescribed day—the number of those offices or positions; (d) if the electorate comprises only members of a branch, section or other division of an organisation—the name of the branch, section or division; (e) the date and time of the beginning and end of the period in which nominations of candidates will be called for or may be made under the rules of the organisation or branch in relation to the election; (f) the day provided for in the rules of the organisation as the day on which the roll of voters is to be closed; (g) the kind of voting system to be used in the conduct of the election is: (i) a direct voting system; or (ii) a collegiate electoral system. (2) The prescribed information lodged by an organisation or branch under subsection 189(1) of the Act must contain a statement, signed by an officer of the organisation or branch who is authorised to sign the statement, that the information is lodged under subsection 189(1) of the Act. (3) For subsection 189(2) of the Act, the prescribed day is the day occurring 2 months before the first day when a person may, under the rules of the organisation or branch, become a candidate in an election.