44Declaration of poll results

44 Declaration of poll results

(1)  As soon as practicable after all the votes in a poll are counted, the Returning Officer is to –

(a) declare the result of the poll; and

(b) issue a certificate (called a "polling certificate") of the result; and

(c) forward that polling certificate to the relevant trust and a certified copy of that certificate to the Minister; and

(d) cause a copy of the polling certificate to be published in the Gazette.

(2)  The Returning Officer may also cause a copy of the polling certificate to be published in any newspapers or in any relevant publications.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 30 January 2019

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.