Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995
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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] As soon as practicable after the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission has concluded its inquiries into initial objections, it must make–
(a) a further redistribution proposal for the State; and
(b) a public announcement in accordance with subsection (3) and published in accordance with section 30 .
(2) [Section 21 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024] Section 13 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.
(3) [Section 21 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 74 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:07 Dec 2009] The public announcement referred to in subsection (1) is to include –
(a) [Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024] a summary of the further redistribution proposal made by the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission; and
(b) [Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024] 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
(c) [Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Jul 2024] 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 –