Water Management (Electoral and Polling) Regulations 2019 (Tas)

Water Management (Electoral and Polling) Regulations 2019

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Water Management Act 1999 .

22 January 2019

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

GUY BARNETT

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Water Management (Electoral and Polling) Regulations 2019 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 11 February 2019.

PART 2 - Elections

Division 1 - Application and interpretation

3. Application of Part This Part applies to elections to elect the elective members of the board of a trust.

4. Interpretation of Part In these regulations – Act means the Water Management Act 1999 ; adult means a natural person who has attained the age of 18 years; certificate of election means the certificate issued under regulation 29(b) or regulation 30(b) in respect of an election; close of nominations means the date and time fixed under regulation 7(b) ; close of the ballot means the date and time fixed under regulation 19(1)(b) ; election – see regulation 3 ; Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under section 14 of the Electoral Act 2004 ; irrigation right means an irrigation right in force under section 23(1)(a) of the Irrigation Clauses Act 1973 ; person means, in its application to a natural person, an adult; Returning Officer, in an election, means the person appointed under section 211A of the Act to conduct the election.

Division 2 - Administration

5. Role of Electoral Commissioner The Electoral Commissioner may issue directions and approve procedures, consistent with the Act and this Part, for the conduct of elections.