Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995 (Tas)

Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995

An Act to provide for the redistribution of electoral divisions for the Legislative Council and to amend the Constitution Act 1934 [Royal Assent 23 May 1995]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legislative Council Electoral Boundaries Act 1995 .

2. Commencement (1) This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) . . . . . . . .

3. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – average Council division enrolment means the number of electors ascertained in accordance with section 9(3) ; Committee means the Redistribution Committee; Council division has the same meaning as in the Electoral Act 2004 ; Council division quota means the Council division quota determined under section 12 ; Electoral Commission means the Tasmanian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2004 ; Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under section 14 of the Electoral Act 2004 ; electoral division means a Council division; further objection means a comment, suggestion or objection in relation to a redistribution proposal lodged with the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission under section 22 (1) ; further redistribution proposal means a further proposal for redistribution of electoral divisions made by the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission under section 21 (1) ; initial objection means a comment, suggestion or objection in relation to a redistribution proposal lodged with the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission under section 17 ; initial redistribution proposal means a proposal for redistribution of electoral divisions made by the Redistribution Committee under section 13 ; public office means the office of the Electoral Commissioner, any office of the Redistribution Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission or any other office determined by the Committee or the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission to be a public office for the purposes of this Act; Redistribution Committee means the Redistribution Committee appointed under section 4 ; Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission means the Tasmanian Augmented Electoral Commission appointed under section 4 . (2) The definition of "the Governor" in section 43(1) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 does not apply to references to the Governor in this Act.