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New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

Regulations are laws made under Acts

New Zealand Teachers Council Election Rules 2002

(SR 2002/192)

Pursuant to section 139AJ(1)(a) of the Education Act 1989, the New Zealand Teachers Council makes the following rules.

Contents

3 Interpretation

4 Dates on which elections must be held

5 Extraordinary elections to fill vacancies

6 Teachers Council must appoint returning officer

7 Returning officer must prepare rolls

8 List of persons on each roll must be made available

9 Amendments to roll

10 Returning officer must determine voting method

11 Close of voting and voting period

12 Returning officer must give notice of election

13 Nomination of candidates

14 Candidate profile statements

15 Withdrawal of nomination

16 Returning officer must notify list of candidates

17 Election unnecessary if only 1 nomination received

18 Returning officer must prepare voting documents

19 Returning officer must issue voting documents

20 Validity of voting documents

21 Candidate may appoint scrutineer

22 Counting of votes

23 Early processing of votes

24 Result of election

25 Preliminary results

26 Declaration of result

27 Candidate may be elected despite non-material irregularity

28 Procedure in case of material irregularity

29 Decision of returning officer final

30 Returning officer to keep, then destroy, voting documents

31 Maintaining secrecy of election

32 Term of office of elected members

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