23CMeaning of “electorate”

23C Meaning of “electorate”

23C Meaning of “electorate”

(1) An electorate consists of:

(a) except as provided by paragraph (b), all the schools comprising a group of schools as shown on the document called Federation Electoral Areas published by the Department, or

(b) all the schools specified in the constitution as comprising an electorate for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The constitution cannot specify schools as comprising an electorate for the purposes of this Act until after the end of the transition period.

(3) While the electorates comprise a group of schools as shown on the document referred to in subsection (1) (a), the Secretary of the Department must ensure a copy of the document is available on the Department’s website.

(4) If the constitution specifies the schools that comprise an electorate, the president must ensure that the details of the electorates are available on the federation’s website.

s 23C: Ins 2014 No 12, Sch 1 [7].