23DConduct of elections—general

23D Conduct of elections—general

23D Conduct of elections—general

(1) Each election is to be administered by:

(a) the person prescribed by the regulations, or

(b) if a person is not prescribed under paragraph (a)—the electoral commissioner.

(2) The person administering an election is the returning officer at the election.

(3) If the electoral commissioner is the returning officer at an election, the electoral commissioner may delegate to any staff of the office of the New South Wales Electoral Commission any of the commissioner’s functions as returning officer, other than this power of delegation.

(4) Subject to this Act, an election is to be conducted in accordance with the procedures under the constitution.

ss 23D–23F: Ins 2014 No 12, Sch 1 [7].