Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006

Queensland Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 Reprinted as in force on 12 May 2006 Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy NOT FURTHER AMENDED LAST REPRINT BEFORE REPEAL See 2006 SL No. 85 s 6

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 12 May 2006. This page is specific to this reprint. A table of reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about when provisions commenced. Dates shown on reprints Reprints dated at last amendment All reprints produced on or after 1 July 2002, hard copy and electronic, are dated as at the last date of amendment. Previously reprints were dated as at the date of publication. If a hard copy reprint is dated earlier than an electronic version published before 1 July 2002, it means the legislation was not further amended and the reprint date is the commencement of the last amendment. If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown for an electronic version previously published, it merely means that the electronic version was published before the hard copy version. Also, any revised edition of the previously published electronic version will have the same date as that version. Replacement reprint date If the date of a hard copy reprint is the same as the date shown on another hard copy reprint it means that one is the replacement of the other.

Queensland Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 Contents Part 1 1 2 3 Part 2 4 5 Part 3 6 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Purposes of regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Provisions about poll Preparation of statements for poll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Application of particular provisions to poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Expiry Expiry of regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Endnotes 1 2 3 4 5 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 8 9 9

s1 3 s3 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 [reprinted as in force on 12 May 2006] Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 . 2 Definitions In this regulation— commencement means the day this regulation commences. council means Toowoomba City Council. meeting means the meeting of the council held on 21 April 2006. 3 Purposes of regulation The purposes of this regulation are as follows— (a) to provide for particular matters about the preparation of statements, for section 478 1 of the Act, of the case for and against the question to be voted on in a poll— (i) conducted by the council under chapter 6, part 2 of the Act; and (ii) about the addition of purified recycled water to Toowoomba’s water supply; 1 Section 478 (Cases for and against question in poll) of the Act

s4 4 s5 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 (b) to prescribe changes relating to the application of chapter 5, part 6 2 of the Act to the poll. Part 2 Provisions about poll 4 Preparation of statements for poll (1) The statement of the case for the question to be voted on in the poll must be prepared by or for the councillors who voted for the question at the meeting. (2) The statement of the case against the question to be voted on in the poll must be prepared by or for the councillors who voted against the question at the meeting. (3) Each statement must— (a) be no more than 1000 words; and (b) be given to the returning officer for the poll within 14 days after the commencement. (4) If the council decides to give an amount to councillors for the preparation of the statements, the council must ensure the same amount is given to each group of councillors mentioned in subsections (1) and (2). 5 Application of particular provisions to poll For section 477(1) 3 of the Act, the following changes to the stated provisions of chapter 5, part 6 of the Act are prescribed for the poll— (a) for applying section 311(3)(b)(ii) and (4)(a), the reference to the names of candidates is a reference to the question to be voted on in the poll, and display of the 2 Chapter 6 (General operation of local governments), part 2 (Polls), and chapter 5 (Local government elections), part 6 (Conduct of elections) of the Act 3 Section 477 (Electoral provisions that apply to a poll) of the Act

s5 5 s5 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 notice must start as soon as practicable after the commencement; (b) for applying sections 321(6), 340(5) and 365(1), the returning officer for the poll, instead of advising candidates, must advise each group of councillors mentioned in section 4(1) and (2) of this regulation; (c) for applying sections 330, 331(1) and 333(1), a reference to a candidate for election is a reference to each group of councillors mentioned in section 4(1) and (2) of this regulation; (d) for applying sections 336(10)(b), 341(2)(c), 348(3)(c) and 351(1)(b), a reference to division 11 is a reference to the method of voting stated in the ballot paper for the poll; (e) for applying section 341(2)(a), a reference to stating the names of candidates is a reference to reading out the question; (f) for applying section 360, in section 358, a reference to the election is a reference to the poll and a reference to section 355 is a reference to the method of voting stated in the ballot paper for the poll; (g) for applying sections 363(1)(c)(ii) and (iii), and 366(3)(b) and (4)(d), the presiding officer for a polling booth and the returning officer for the poll must— (i) count the number of votes in favour of the question marked on all formal ballot papers, and keep the ballot papers in a separate parcel; and (ii) count the number of votes against the question marked on all formal ballot papers, and keep the ballot papers in a separate parcel; (h) for applying section 363(1)(d)(i), the written statement must set out, in words and numerals, the number of votes in favour of, and the number against, the question; (i) for applying section 366(2), the returning officer for the poll must ascertain the number of votes in favour of, and the number against, the question;

s5 6 s5 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 (j) for applying section 366(5), the returning officer must add together the number of votes in favour of, and the number against, the question; (k) for applying section 367(2), the reference to a vote for a particular candidate is a reference to whether the vote is a vote in favour of or against the question, and the reference to the name of the candidate for whom a vote is counted is a reference to whether the vote is counted as a vote in favour of or against the question; (l) for applying sections 370(2)(b), 372(1) and 379(1), a reference to each person who was a candidate, each candidate or candidates is a reference to the council; (m) for applying section 385(1)(c), the reference to support of, or opposition to, a candidate or a political party is a reference to support of, or opposition to, the question; (n) sections 391 and 404 are about how a person votes at the poll, rather than the candidate for whom a person votes; (o) for applying sections 392, 392A, 394 and 397, a reference to the election period is a reference to the period— (i) starting on the day notice of the poll is given under section 311; and (ii) ending at 6pm on the day of the poll; (p) for applying section 392A(3)(b), a reference to a candidate or candidates is a reference to a councillor or councillors; (q) section 392A(4) has no application; (r) for applying section 407, the reference in section 407(1)(b) to this chapter is a reference to chapter 5 of the Act as applied under section 477(1).

s6 7 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 Part 3 Expiry 6 Expiry of regulation This regulation expires on 30 September 2007. s6

8 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om orig p para prec pres prev Explanation = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 = amended = amendment = chapter = definition = division = expires/expired = gazette = heading = inserted = lapsed = notified = order in council = omitted = original = page = paragraph = preceding = present = previous Key (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep (retro) rv s sch sdiv SIA SIR SL sub unnum Explanation = previously = proclamation = provision = part = published = Reprint No.[X] = Reprints Act 1992 = relocated = renumbered = repealed = retrospectively = revised edition = section = schedule = subdivision = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 = subordinate legislation = substituted = unnumbered

9 Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. Reprint No. 1 Amendments included none Effective 12 May 2006 Notes 5 List of legislation Local Government (Toowoomba Water Futures Poll) Regulation 2006 SL No. 85 made by the Governor in Council on 11 May 2006 notfd gaz 12 May 2006 pp 159–60 commenced on date of notification exp 30 September 2007 (see s 6) Note—(1) The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. (2) An explanatory note was prepared © State of Queensland 2006