Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995
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[Section 3 Amended by No. 8 of 1997, s. 24, Applied:01 May 1997] [Section 3 Substituted by No. 31 of 1998, s. 25, Applied:28 Jul 1998]
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
average Council division enrolment means the number of electors ascertained in accordance with section 9(3) ;
Committee means the Redistribution Committee;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] Council division has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act 2004 ;
Council division quota means the Council division quota determined under section 12 ;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] Electoral Commission means the Tasmanian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2004 ;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Feb 2005] Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under section 14 of the Electoral Act 2004 ;
electoral division means a Council division;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2023, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2024] means a comment, suggestion or objection in relation to a redistribution proposal lodged with the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission under ;