Wool Services Privatisation (Wool Levy Poll) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 207
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000.
Dated 10 August 2006
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
PETER McGAURAN
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Wool Services Privatisation (Wool Levy Poll) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.
3              Amendment of Wool Services Privatisation (Wool Levy Poll) Regulations 2003
                Schedule 1 amends the Wool Services Privatisation (Wool Levy Poll) Regulations 2003.
4              Application of subregulation 14 (2) to the 2006–7 poll year
                Subregulation 14 (2) does not apply to the 2006–7 poll year.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
  
[1]           Regulation 11
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The ballot‑paper sent
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         (1)   The ballot‑paper sent
[2]           Regulation 11
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         (2)   The ballot‑paper approved under regulation 14 may be made available for voting in electronic form using the Internet, at an address stated in the voting instructions.
         (3)   The research body may make changes to the form of the ballot‑paper approved under regulation 14 only if necessary to facilitate the display of the ballot‑paper in electronic form.
[3]           Regulation 12 
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12            Voting instructions
         (1)   The voting instructions must state that, to vote, an entity must:
                (a)    mark the ballot‑paper by:
                          (i)    recording the number ‘1’ in the square next to the rate that the entity most prefers from among the rates listed on the ballot‑paper; and
                         (ii)    if the entity wishes, recording the numbers ‘2’, ‘3’ and so on in the squares next to as many of the other rates listed on the ballot‑paper as the entity wishes to indicate a preference for, in the order of the entity’s preference for them; and
               (b)    if using the ballot‑paper provided under regulation 10:
                          (i)    place the completed ballot‑paper inside the reply‑paid envelope; and
                         (ii)    seal the envelope; and
                         (iii)    return the envelope to the research body, so that it is received not later than the return date; and
                (c)    if voting in electronic form using the Internet — save and send the completed ballot‑paper in accordance with the directions displayed online with the electronic form of the ballot‑paper.
         (2)   The voting instructions do not need to state the detail in paragraph (1) (c) if the ballot‑paper is not to be made available for voting in electronic form.
         (3)   If the ballot‑paper is to be made available for voting in electronic form, the voting instructions must state the Internet address where the ballot‑paper may be accessed.
         (4)   The voting instructions must state the return date.
[4]           After subregulation 14 (4)
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Requirements for electronic voting
         (5)   If the process for conducting the ballot is to include the ballot‑paper being made available for voting in electronic form, the panel must, before assessing the process as appropriate, be satisfied that the electronic voting facility complies with the following requirements:
                (a)    if properly used, it gives the same result in the poll as would be obtained if the poll were conducted without electronic voting;
               (b)    it allows an entity to record preferences in accordance with regulation 15;
                (c)    it gives an entity an opportunity to correct mistakes before processing the entity’s vote;
               (d)    it allows votes to be securely stored and recounted (if necessary);
                (e)    it allows an entity to vote only once in a poll;
                (f)    it is secure from interference.
[5]           Paragraph 15 (1) (a)
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received by the entity
[6]           Paragraph 15 (1) (b)
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return
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send
[7]           Subregulations 15 (2) and (3)
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write
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record
[8]           Subregulation 16 (3)
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[9]           After regulation 16
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16A         Multiple ballot papers
                If the research body receives 2 or more ballot‑papers on or before the return date, whether in faxed, electronic or original form, the first ballot‑paper received must be included in the count and all other ballot‑papers must be disregarded.
[10]         After subregulation 18 (7)
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         (8)   For counting votes under this regulation, the returning officer may use a computer program for counting votes electronically.
Note
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