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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 69

Objections against proposed redistribution

  (1)   A person or organization may, within the period allowed under paragraph   68(2)(a), lodge with the Electoral Commission a written objection against the proposed redistribution.

  (2)   The Electoral Commission must cause copies of the objections lodged under subsection   (1) to be made available for perusal, starting on the 5th Monday after publication in the Gazette of the notice referred to in paragraph   68(1)(c).

  (3)   A person or organisation may, within the period allowed under paragraph   68(2)(b), lodge with the Electoral Commission written comments on objections lodged under subsection   (1) of this section.

  (4)   The Electoral Commission must cause copies of the comments lodged under subsection   (3) to be made available for perusal, starting on the 7th Monday after publication in the Gazette of the notice referred to in paragraph   68(1)(c).

  (5)   The documents required to be made available for perusal under subsections   (2) and (4) must be made available at:

  (a)   in the case of a redistribution of a State (except the Australian Capital Territory)--the office of the Australian Electoral Officer for the State; and

  (b)   in the case of a redistribution of the Australian Capital Territory--the office specified in the notice under subsection   64(1).


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