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or declared to have been elected, as members of the TSRA otherwise than at a by-election to fill a casual vacancy:

     (a) take office as members at the end of the election period concerned; and

     (b) hold office, subject to this Part, until the end of the next election period.

"(2) A person elected, or declared to have been elected, as a member of the TSRA at a by-election to fill a casual vacancy:

     (a) takes office as member immediately after the day on which the poll is declared in relation to that by-election; and

     (b) holds office, subject to this Part, until immediately before the last day on which a poll is declared in relation to the next TSRA election.

Errors in Commonwealth Electoral Roll not to affect entitlements

"142X.(1) For the purposes of the application of this Act to the TSRA, a person's name is taken to be on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll if the name on the Roll is, in the opinion of an authorised electoral officer, sufficient to identify the person, even if:

  (a) a given name of the person has been omitted from the Roll; or

  (b) a wrong given name has been entered on the Roll; or

  (c) the person's surname has been misspelt on the Roll; or

  (d) the Roll does not show the person's correct address.

"(2) For the purposes of the application of this Act to the TSRA, a person's name is taken to be on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll even if his or her name as shown on that Roll has been changed because of his or her marriage.

Timing of TSRA elections

"142Y.(1) Subject to this section, TSRA elections must be held every 3 years during periods determined under the TSRA election rules having regard to the day or days fixed for the polling in accordance with this section.

"(2) The Minister must, by written notice, fix a day or days for the polling in each TSRA election.

"(3) The polling day or days for each TSRA election must be not later than the anniversary in the third calendar year, and each later third calendar year, of the day in 1994 on which the triennial election for an Island Council is held under the Queensland Act.

Polling places

"142Z.(1) The Electoral Commissioner must, by written notice, appoint by name such polling places as he or she considers necessary for the Torres Strait area.

"(2) The Electoral Commissioner must give a copy of the notice relating to elections for the TSRA to the Minister and the TSRA.

"(3) The TSRA must take reasonable steps to ensure that a copy of the most recent notice appointing polling places for an election