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64  Suggestions and comments relating to redistribution

 (1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of a redistribution of a State or the Australian Capital Territory, the Electoral Commissioner must publish a notice in the Gazette and in 2 newspapers circulating throughout the State or Territory (or, if there is only 1 such newspaper, in that newspaper):
 (a) inviting written suggestions relating to the redistribution of the State or Territory to be lodged with the Redistribution Committee for the State or Territory before 6 pm on the 5th Friday after publication of the notice in the Gazette; and
 (b) inviting written comments on suggestions lodged under paragraph (a) to be lodged with the Redistribution Committee for the State or Territory before 6 pm on the 7th Friday after publication of the notice in the Gazette.

 (2) The notice in the Gazette must be published on a Wednesday. The notice need not be published on the same day in the newspapers.

 (3) The Redistribution Committee must cause copies of the suggestions lodged under paragraph (1)(a) to be made available for perusal, starting on the 5th Monday after publication of the notice in the Gazette. The copies must be made available at:
 (a) the office of the Australian Electoral Officer for the State, in the case of a redistribution of a State; or
 (b) the office of the senior Divisional Returning Officer for the Australian Capital Territory, in the case of a redistribution of the Australian Capital Territory.

 (4) The Redistribution Committee must consider all the suggestions and comments lodged with it under subsection (1).