Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DE-AMALGAMATION POLLS) REGULATION 2013 NO. 15

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Purpose
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of affected part of the local government area
           Part 2--De-amalgamation polls
   5.      Questions for de-amalgamation polls
   6.      Date of de-amalgamation polls
   7.      Public notice of de-amalgamation polls
           Part 3--Voters rolls
   8.      Returning officer must compile voters roll
   9.      Requirements of voters roll
   10.     Inspection of voters roll
           Part 4--Arrangements for de-amalgamation polls
           Division 1--De-amalgamation polls by ballot
   11.     De-amalgamation poll by ballot
           Division 2--Polling booths
   12.     Kinds of polling booths
   13.     Polling booths—general
   14.     Provision of ordinary polling booths
   15.     Declaration of mobile polling booths
   16.     Declaration of early polling booths
   17.     Duty of person in charge of institution
   18.     Privacy for voters casting votes at polling booths
   19.     Adjournment of de-amalgamation poll
           Division 3--Ballot boxes, ballot papers and other documents
   20.     Ballot boxes generally
   21.     Requirements of ballot papers
   22.     Distribution of ballot papers
           Division 4--Observers
   23.     Expressions of interest to be observers
   24.     Appointment of observers
   25.     Proof of identification
   26.     Powers of observers
           Division 5--Errors, omissions or delays
   27.     Correction of errors, omissions or delays
           Part 5--Voting
           Division 1--Who may vote
   28.     Who may vote
           Division 2--Casting votes
   29.     Ways in which to cast votes
   30.     Who must complete a declaration envelope
   31.     Casting an ordinary vote or a pre-poll vote
   32.     Casting a postal vote
   33.     Voting hours for polling booths
   34.     Particular responsibilities of returning officer when voters cast postal votes
   35.     Particular responsibilities of issuing officers when voters cast ordinary or pre-poll votes
           Division 3--Special arrangements for particular voters
   36.     Arrangements for voters at institutions
   37.     Arrangements for electoral visitor voting
   38.     Help for voters voting
           Division 4--Distribution of ballot papers
   39.     Applications to cast postal votes
   40.     Distribution of ballot papers to particular voters whose address has been omitted from a voters roll
           Division 5--Recording a vote on ballot papers
   41.     How voters must record a vote on a ballot paper
   42.     Replacement ballot papers
   43.     Formal and informal ballot papers
           Part 6--Counting of votes
           Division 1--Processing declaration envelopes
   44.     Preliminary processing of declaration envelopes—general
   45.     Procedure for processing declaration envelopes
           Division 2--Preliminary counts
   46.     Preliminary counting of ordinary votes
   47.     Objections by observers during preliminary count
           Division 3--Official count
   48.     Official counting of votes
   49.     Objections by observers during official count
   50.     Returning officer's duty after counting votes
           Division 4--Notifying the results of de-amalgamation poll
   51.     Notifying the results of de-amalgamation poll
   52.     Notice of final count of votes in de-amalgamation poll to Minister
   53.     Storage and disposal of material resulting from poll
   54.     Notice to voters whose ballot papers are not accepted
   55.     Notice to electoral commission of error in electoral roll
           Part 7--Administration
   56.     Returning officers
   57.     Presiding officers
   58.     Issuing officers
   59.     Membership of a political party ends particular appointments
   60.     Obligation to notify of membership of a political party
   61.     Returning officer may act through other officers
           Part 8--Legal provisions
   62.     Postal vote presumed valid until contrary proved
   63.     Ballot papers as evidence
   64.     Allegations of false or misleading information or document
           Part 9--Enforcement
           Division 1--Information about failure to vote
   65.     List of voters failing to vote
   66.     Notice about failure to vote
   67.     Recording response to notice
           Division 2--Directions relating to conducting ballot
   68.     Power to give direction relating to conduct of ballot
           Division 3--Offences relating to conducting ballot
   69.     Offences about ballot papers
   70.     Failure to post, fax or deliver documents for someone else
   71.     Secrecy of voting
   72.     Breaking seals on parcels
   73.     Duty of witness in signing declaration envelopes
           Part 10--Miscellaneous
   74.     Persons serving a sentence of imprisonment
   75.     Office of returning officer
   76.     Approved forms
           Part 11--Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2000
   77.     Regulation amended
   78.     Amendment of s 5 (Administering authority for particular nominated laws)
   79.     Amendment of s 5BA (Administering authority for City of Brisbane (Operations) Regulation 2010)
   80.     Insertion of new s 7B
           81. Amendment of sch 5 (Other legislation)
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