New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

12 Returning officer must give notice of election

• (1) The returning officer must give notice of every election to each person who is listed on the register of teachers, and who appears to teach in the sector for which a representative is to be elected at that election, by posting or delivering a notice to that person at his or her address as set out in that register.

  (2) The notice under subclause (1) must—

  • (a) be given at least 80 days before the election; and

  • (b) state that an election is to be held and that the electoral system to be used is the system known as the first past the post system; and

  • (c) describe the voting method or methods that will be used at that election; and

  • (d) specify the voting period and the time and date of close of voting; and

  • (e) specify the sector or sectors that the person or persons elected will represent on the Teachers Council; and

  • (f) invite nominations of candidates to represent that sector or those sectors; and

  • (g) specify the time and date of the close of nominations, the form in which nominations must be made, and where nomination forms may be obtained; and

  • (h) set out the information that must be provided by candidates; and

  • (i) specify the requirements for candidate profile statements, including—

    • (i) the requirements under rule 14(3); and

    • (ii) any additional requirements imposed by the returning officer under rule 14(4); and

  • (j) advise that only persons whose names appear on the roll of persons who are entitled to vote for a representative of a particular sector may vote for a person to represent that sector; and

  • (k) advise where to find further information about the election, including where the current list of persons on the roll or rolls prepared under rule 7 may be inspected; and

  • (l) advise how a person may enrol on a roll, or switch rolls, and the closing time and date for additions and amendments to the rolls.