Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990 (WA)

Western Australia Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1998 Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990 Western Australia Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Determination of producer 2 6. Commission may direct method of taking a poll 2 7. Appointment of returning officer 3 8. Notice of conduct of poll 3 9. Commission to furnish list of producers 4 10. List of producers 4 11. List of eligible producers 5 12. Absent voting 5 13. Returning officer to provide facilities for receipt of absent votes and postal votes 6 14. Meeting of eligible persons 6 15. Chairman to be appointed by Commission 6 16. Proceedings of the meeting 6 17. Procedure where a postal ballot is held 7 18. Postal ballot papers 8 19. Spoilt ballot papers 9 20. Voting by postal ballot 9 21. Appointment of scrutineers 9 22. Scrutiny and count of votes 10 23. Recount 11 24. Declaration of poll 11 Compilation table 12 Defined terms Western Australia Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1998 Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990 1. [Regulation 1 amended: Gazette 13 Feb 2001 p. 867.]

2. Commencement These regulations shall come into operation on the day on which they are published in the Government Gazette 1.

3. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires — eligible producer means a producer whose name is listed on the list of producers compiled by the Commission in relation to the relevant producers' committee; list of producers means the list of eligible producers compiled by the Commission under section 16 of the Act in relation to the relevant producers' committee; meeting means a meeting held pursuant to a direction given by the Commission under regulation 6(1)(a); poll means a poll which the Commission is required or authorised to conduct or which is conducted on behalf of a producers' committee; relevant area means the area in relation to which the relevant producers' committee is established or is proposed to be established; returning officer means the person holding or acting in the office of returning officer under regulation 7. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 13 Feb 2001 p. 867‑8.]