Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:72:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 72 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 137052–139525

were a reference to an augmented Electoral Commission.
 (12) The public announcement referred to in subsection (10) shall include:
 (a) the substance of the findings or conclusions of the augmented Electoral Commission concerning the initial objections and concerning the Redistribution Committee proposal;
 (b) the augmented Electoral Commission proposal;
 (c) a statement whether, in the opinion of the augmented Electoral Commission, its proposal is significantly different from the Redistribution Committee proposal; and
 (d) if, in the opinion of the augmented Electoral Commission, its proposal is significantly different from the Redistribution Committee proposal—a statement to the effect that:
 (i) any person or organisation may, before the end of the period of 7 days beginning on the day of the announcement, lodge with the Electoral Commission a written further objection; and
 (ii) subject to subsection (3), the augmented Electoral Commission will hold an inquiry into a further objection.
 (13) If the public announcement made pursuant to subsection (10) includes a statement under paragraph (12)(d):
 (a) any person or organisation may, before the end of the period of 7 days beginning on the day of the announcement, lodge with the Electoral Commission a written further objection; and
 (b) subject to subsection (3), the augmented Electoral Commission shall hold an inquiry into a further objection; and
 (ba) the augmented Electoral Commission must complete its inquiry into a further objection as soon as is practicable and, in any event, before the end of the period of 14 days after the end of the period referred to in paragraph (a); and
 (c) subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) apply to an inquiry into a further objection as if the further objection were an initial objection.
 (14) In this section:
augmented Electoral Commission proposal means the redistribution proposed by the augmented Electoral Commission under subsection (10).
further objection means an objection against the augmented Electoral Commission proposal lodged with the Electoral Commission under paragraph (13)(a).
initial comments means comments lodged with the Electoral Commission under subsection 69(3).
initial objection means an objection against the Redistribution Committee proposal lodged with the Electoral Commission under section 69.
Redistribution Committee proposal means the redistribution proposed by the Redistribution Committee under section 66.