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Public Works Act 1981

Irrigation

204: Preparation of rolls

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“Creating a list of people who can vote on new irrigation plans”

When the government wants to create an irrigation district, they need to know who can vote on it. To do this, they ask the election officials in the area to make a special list. This list includes people who pay rates on land that would be part of the new irrigation district.

If the proposed irrigation district covers more than one local area, the election officials from each area will make their own lists. These lists are then put together to make one big list of all the people who can vote on the irrigation plan.

Sometimes, the government needs to ask people from different local areas to vote together on an irrigation plan. In this case, the government can choose one of the local councils to be in charge of running the vote.

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Part 19 Irrigation

204Preparation of rolls

  1. For the purpose of any poll under this Part, the electoral officer of each territorial authority whose district or part of it is included in the proposed irrigation district must, at the Minister's request, prepare a special roll of the ratepayers each of whom is a ratepayer in respect of land in the proposed irrigation district.

  2. Where the proposed irrigation district extends over the district of 2 or more such territorial authorities, the special rolls so prepared for the several districts may be taken together, and the rolls so taken shall be the special roll of electors for the purposes of the poll to be taken under this Part.

  3. If, under this Part, a poll is to be taken of all or any of the ratepayers in the districts of 2 or more territorial authorities jointly, the Minister may select and appoint one of those territorial authorities to be the principal authority for the purposes of the poll.

Compare
  • 1975 No 138 s 8
Notes
  • Section 204(1): substituted, on , by section 151 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 (2001 No 35).