sec.21Failure to elect elected members

### sec.21 Failure to elect elected members This section applies if, by the end of the relevant day— a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) to (e) (each a relevant class ); or insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (f) (also a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) . The Minister may appoint, as elected members for the relevant class, the number of persons required to comply with section 15 (2) . The senate may, if asked by the Minister, nominate a person for appointment under subsection (2) . A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken, other than for section 20A (2) or (3) (a) , to have been elected at a senate election for the relevant class. In this section— relevant day , in relation to a relevant class, means the last day of the period notified under the election policy for the holding of a senate election for an elected member of the relevant class. s 21 amd 2002 No. 75 s 66 ; 2005 No. 18 s 165 sch sub 2017 No. 36 s 133 (sec.21-ssec.1) This section applies if, by the end of the relevant day— a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) to (e) (each a relevant class ); or insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (f) (also a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) . (sec.21-ssec.2) The Minister may appoint, as elected members for the relevant class, the number of persons required to comply with section 15 (2) . (sec.21-ssec.3) The senate may, if asked by the Minister, nominate a person for appointment under subsection (2) . (sec.21-ssec.4) A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken, other than for section 20A (2) or (3) (a) , to have been elected at a senate election for the relevant class. (sec.21-ssec.5) In this section— relevant day , in relation to a relevant class, means the last day of the period notified under the election policy for the holding of a senate election for an elected member of the relevant class. - (a) a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) to (e) (each a relevant class ); or - (b) insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15 (2) (f) (also a relevant class ) to comply with section 15 (2) .