Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1952. No. 99.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924-1952.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924-1952.

Dated this seventh day of November, 1952.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. McEWEN

Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.

Amendments of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “election” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘election’ means an election by growers in accordance with these Regulations of a person to be the member representing growers in a State referred to in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of sub-section (2.) of section 4 of the Act;”; and

(b) by omitting the definition of “the Act” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘the Act’ means the Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924-1952;”.

2. Regulation 11 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Mode of nomination.

“11.—(1) A nomination for the election of a member may be in accordance with Form A.

“(2.) A nomination shall be signed by at least ten persons entitled to vote at the election.

“(3.) Each person signing a nomination shall sign in the presence of a witness.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 13th November, 1952.

  Statutory Rules 1936, No. 151.

4486.—Price 3d.

Requisites for nomination.

3. Regulation 12 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) the person nominated consents in writing in the presence of a witness to his nomination as a candidate; and”.

Scrutiny of votes and declarations.

4. Regulation 28 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraphs (c) and (f) the words “one representative (or two representatives, as the case may be) of” and inserting in their stead the words “(here insert number of members to be elected) members representing”.

Counting of votes for members representing growers in Victoria and South Australia.

5. Regulation 30 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) In a poll for the election of members representing growers in the State of Victoria or in the State of South Australia, the scrutiny shall be conducted in accordance with this regulation.”; and

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(4a.) The third vacancy in a poll for the election of a member in the State of Victoria shall be filled in the manner provided for the filling of a second vacancy except that each ballot paper on which a first preference for an elected candidate is indicated shall be placed in the parcel of the continuing candidate next in order of the voter’s preference.”.

Counting of votes for members representing growers in New South Wales and Western Australia.

6. Regulation 31 of the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) In a poll for the election of a member representing growers in the State of NewSouth Wales or in the State of Western Australia, the scrutiny be conducted in accordance with this regulation.”.

The Schedule—Form A.

7. The Schedule to the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting Form A and inserting in its stead the following form:—

Form. A. Regulation 11.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations.

NOMINATION FOR ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE DRIED FRUITS CONTROL BOARD TO REPRESENT GROWERS IN THE STATE OF

To the Returning Officer:

We, the undersigned growers, being growers entitled to vote at the forthcoming election of a member of the Dried Fruits Control Board, hereby nominate the following person as a candidate for the election of a person to be a member of that Board representing growers in the State of .

Surname of candidate—

Christian names of candidate—

Place of residence: Occupation:

Signature of Nominator.	Place of Residence.	Date of Signature.	Witness to Signature.
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I, of , consent to my nomination as a candidate for the election of a person to be a member representing growers in

the State of .

Dated this day of  19 .

Signature of candidate:

Signature of witness:

Address of witness:

The Schedule—Form C.

8. The Schedule to the Dried Fruits Export Control (Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting from Form C the words “[here insert ‘one representative of growers for the State of ’ or ‘two representatives of growers for the State of Victoria.’ as the case may be]” and inserting in their stead thewords “[here insert the number of members to be elected] members in the State of ”.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.