Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

GAMING MACHINE (BALLOTS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2016 (NO 1) (NO 11 OF 2016) - REG 6

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17     Telling commission about ballot

    (1)     At the appropriate time, the club secretary must tell the commission, in writing—

        (a)     that the club is holding a ballot; and

        (b)     the reason for holding the ballot; and

        (c)     how the ballot will be conducted; and

        (d)     if the ballot will be conducted electronically—details of the electronic ballot; and

        (e)     if the ballot will be conducted by an independent ballot service provider—

              (i)     the name of the provider; and

              (ii)     that the ballot will be conducted by that provider; and

        (f)     the voting close date for the ballot.

Examples—par (c)

1     electronically

2     by mail

Example—par (d)

the electronic process to be used including the way the votes will be counted

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     The club secretary must, at the same time, give the commission a copy of the following:

        (a)     the information about the ballot proposed to be published and displayed under section 18 (1);

        (b)     the documents mentioned in section 20 (1).

    (3)     In this section:

"appropriate time" means—

        (a)     at least 5 weeks before the voting close date for the ballot; and

        (b)     at least 2 weeks before the day—

              (i)     information about the ballot is published on the club's website under section 18 (1) (a); and

              (ii)     the material required to be given under section 20 (Voting members must be given ballot documents) is given.

18     Information about ballot

    (1)     At least 3 weeks before the voting close date for a ballot for a club, the club secretary must—

        (a)     publish information about the ballot on the club's website; and

        (b)     display the information in each premises to which the ballot relates.

    (2)     In this section:

"information", about a ballot, means—

        (a)     a description of the question to be decided by the ballot; and

        (b)     the voting close date for the ballot; and

        (c)     where further information about the ballot may be obtained.

Examples—par (c)

1     on the club's website

2     from the front desk of the club

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).