Public Works Committee Election Act 1901 (NSW)

Act No. 58, 1901.

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An x\ct to make better provision for the election and appointm ent of Members of the Parlia­ m entary Standing Committee on Public AYorks, and for pnr})oses conseapient n])on and incidental to that object. [10/A .December, 1901.]

K l e c t i o n .

T 3 E it enacted by tlic King’s IvEost Exceileiit Majesty, by and witli

the advice and consent of tlic Legislative Council and Legislative

Assembly of Kew South M'alcs in Parliament assembled, aiid by the

authority of the same, as folloAVS :—

Sliorfc lillc. 1. This Act may he cited as the “ Public Morhs Committee

Llcction Act,

Dcfiiiilions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“ Clerk” means Clerk of Asscmhly, or any olllcer acting in his

plaec'. “ Member ”

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“ Member” means member of the Legislative Assembly.

“ Speaker” means Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

3. So miicb of tlu' pro^'isions of the Public "Works Act of 1900 as are inconsistont ‘w ith this Act are hereby repealed. "f wHuin

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4. (1) AÂ itbin fourteen days after the commencement of the first Nomination nmi

session of every Parliament tlie Speaker sliall fix a date, being witbiii

a further period of fourteen days from the ('xpiration of the said stamiinc Commuicc	O i l Public Wuiks.
period of fourteen days, up to and including 'wliicb he slmll receive nominations of members of the Legislativt; Assendfiy for election and appointment as members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public AÂ orks (hereinafter styled the Committee).
(2) Every such nomination shall be made and signed by at least five members, on a form providt'd by the Spt'aker for that purpose, and shall be dtdivert'd to the Clerk together with the Avritten consent to his nomination of the member nominated.
(3) AA’hcrc members to tlie nnml)cr required by the said Acts, and no more or less are nominated, the Speaker shall declare such members to be elcctcal as members of the Committee.
(4) AA’herc nnanbers to a less numher than that so required are nominated, the Speaker shall declare such members to be elected as members of the Committc'e, and shall at the same time declare such other members as he thinks fit, being sufficient to make u[> such required number, such to be elected as members of the Committee.
(5) AVhere members to a greater number than that so required are nominated, the Speaker shall appoint a day, being not later than the seventh day fi'om the last day during Avhich nominations may be received, ujAon which a ballot shall take place for tlie election of members of the Committ('(>.
(()) Lipon the day so appointed, the Clerk, for the purpose of such ballot, shall furnisli ('very member n ith a ballot-pap('r in tbe form of the Schedule to this Act containing the names of the members nominated in alphabetical order of surnames.
(7) Every m(miber shall vote by striking out the names of the members Avhom In; does not wish to be elected, and he shall be deemed to have vot('d for the mc'mbers Avbose names arc not struck out on his ballot-paper. No ballot-paper shall be deemed to be valid if the member has voted for more or less members than the number to be elected.
(8) Every member after he has A'oted as aforesaid shall delWer his ballot-paper to the Clerk, giving him time to note as hereinafter mentioned every paper previously presented.
(9) The Clerk, on tlu ̂presentation of every ballot-]iaper, shall place his initials against the name of the incmhcr presenting the ballot- paper on a list containing the names of all the members of the Legislative Assembly, and the list of members so initialled shall be kept on record

Avith the otlu'r proceedings of the ballot. (10)

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(10) The votes shall be counted by tlic Clerk, and the result of the ballot shall be delivered to the Speaker, together with tlie records of the proceedings of the ballot.

(11) The members, to such required number as aforesaid, who receive the greatest number of votes at the ballot shall he declared by the Speaker to be elected as members of the Committee. Yfhcrc two or more members receive the same number of votes, the Speaker shall declare which of the said members receiving the same numb('r of votes shall be elected.

How vacancies to	6. Where a vacancy occurs in a Committee elected under this Act, the same shall be filled by nomination and election as aforesaid within thirty-five days from the occurrence of the vacancy. If Parliament is then in session, or within thirty-five days after the next meeting of Parliament should such vacancy occur during any recess or adjournment.
be filled.
Act to apply to

election of members 6. The jnovisions of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, be

of Legislative	observed in the selection of members of the Legislative Council to
Council on	serve on the Committee, and in carrying out such provisions the
Committee.	President of the Legislative Council and the Clerk of Parliaments, or officer acting in his place, shall respectiA'ely be charged Avith the duties and poAvers hereby imposed and conferred on the Speaker and Clerk respectively.
Members declared to
be elected under tliis	7. All members declared to be elected under the provisions of Public Works Act of 1900 in rcfercnec to members of tin* Committee appointed under that Act shall apply to members declared to be elected under this Act.
Act t o be inembers of	this ^Vet shall be members of the Committee, and the provisions of the
the Committee.

SCHEDULE.

I ’o E M O F B . U . I . O T - r A l - K n .

^Election o f mciiibvrs o f ForUamenfary Stiuitliny CommiiUc on I ’ltiiUc iVurks.

JSk'.mcs o f memhers numinulrd.

(Til nlpliabelieal order of smiiaiiios),

Andrews, Cliarles.

Briggs, Henry.

Carey, Georgi'.

Fireclions.

(1.) Eaeli member shall vote by striking out the ii.anics of the ineuibcrs whom ho docs

not wish to be elected.

(2.) Ho must leave uiicancelleJ as many names as there are members to be elected, and

no Anorc or less.

(3.) -After voting, the member must deliver his paper to the Clerk, giving him time to

note every paper previously presented.

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