Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:60:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 60 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 113307–116062

60  Redistribution Committee
 (1) For the purposes of each redistribution of a State, the Electoral Commission shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the redistribution, appoint, by instrument in writing, a Redistribution Committee for the State.
 (2) Subject to subsections (3), (3A) and (4), the members of a Redistribution Committee for a State shall be:
 (a) the Electoral Commissioner; and
 (b) the Australian Electoral Officer for the State; and
 (c) either:
 (i) the Surveyor‑General for the State; or
 (ii) if there is no office of Surveyor‑General for the State—the person nominated by the relevant State Minister as the person holding the office equivalent to the office of Surveyor‑General for the State; and
 (d) the Auditor‑General of the State.
 (3) If the Surveyor‑General for the State is not available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee, the Electoral Commission shall appoint:
 (a) in a case where there is a Deputy Surveyor‑General for the State who is available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee—a Deputy Surveyor‑General for the State who is so available; or
 (b) in any other case—a person nominated for the purpose by the Governor‑General, being a senior person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 from the State;
as a member of the Redistribution Committee in lieu of the Surveyor‑General for the State.
 (3A) If:
 (a) the person nominated under subparagraph (2)(c)(ii) is not available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee; or
 (b) no nomination is in force under that subparagraph;
the Electoral Commission must appoint:
 (c) a person who:
 (i) is available to serve as a member of the Redistribution Committee; and
 (ii) has been nominated by the relevant State Minister as a person holding an office equivalent to an office of Deputy Surveyor‑General for the State; or
 (d) if there is no such person—a senior person appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 from the State nominated for the purpose by the Governor‑General;
as a member of the Redistribution Committee.
 (3B) For the purposes of this section, an office is equivalent to an office of Surveyor‑General for a State if, in the opinion of the relevant State Minister, the functions of the office are the same as, substantially the same as, or include, functions that would be performed by a Surveyor‑General for the State.
 (3C) For the purposes of this section, an office is equivalent to an office of Deputy Surveyor‑General for a State if, in the opinion of the relevant State Minister, the functions of the office are the same as, substantially the same as, or include, functions that would be performed by a Deputy Surveyor‑General for the State.
 (4) If the