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### 21 Further redistribution proposals
> > (1) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpa@EN) As soon as practicable after the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission has concluded its inquiries into initial objections, it must make–
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> > > > (a) a further redistribution proposal for the State; and
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> > > > (b) a public announcement in accordance with [subsection (3)](#GS21@Gs3@EN) and published in accordance with [section 30](#GS30@EN) .
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> > (2) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpb@EN) [Section 13](#GS13@EN) applies to a further redistribution proposal as if a reference in that section to the Redistribution Committee were a reference to the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 74 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:07 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-07/act-2009-074#GS5@EN) The public announcement referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) is to include –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpc@EN) a summary of the further redistribution proposal made by the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpd@EN) a statement whether, in the opinion of the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission, its further redistribution proposal is significantly different from the Redistribution Committee's initial redistribution proposal; and
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpe@EN) if, in the opinion of the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission, its further redistribution proposal is significantly different from the initial redistribution proposal, a statement to the effect that –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpf@EN) a person or organisation that was entitled to make an initial objection under [section 17](#GS17@EN) may within 7 days lodge with the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission a written further objection; and
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> > > > > > (ii) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpg@EN) subject to [section 18(3)](#GS18@Gs3@EN) , the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission will hold an inquiry into a further objection; and
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> > > > (d) the address of the website on which the information required to be published under [subsection (4)](#GS21@Gs4@EN) is published.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hph@EN) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 74 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:07 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-07/act-2009-074#GS5@EN) The Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission is to publish on a website –
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> > > > (a) a copy of the public announcement referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS21@Gs1@EN) ; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpi@EN) the substance of the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission’s findings or conclusions concerning any initial objections and the Redistribution Committee's initial redistribution proposal; and
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 21 Subsection (4) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-07-01/act-2023-038#GS45@Hpj@EN) the further redistribution proposal made by the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission.