South Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 1999 - SECT 13A

13A—Information, education and publicity for general election

        (1)         The returning officer may, after consultation with the LGA conducted in such manner as the returning officer thinks fit, arrange advertising (the costs of which are recoverable from councils in accordance with a scheme determined by the returning officer) for the purposes of—

            (a)         informing electors on access to information relating to candidates; and

            (b)         encouraging voting at elections; and

            (c)         informing electors about postal voting and the method of voting; and

            (d)         advising potential electors (other than those referred to in section 14(1)(a)) of the requirement to apply to be enrolled on the voters roll.

        (2)         Each council—

            (a)         must, in a year in which a periodic election is to be held, during the period commencing on 1 January of that year and ending on the day fixed by the returning officer for the close of the roll, inform potential electors in its area (other than those referred to in section 14(1)(a)) of the requirement to apply to be enrolled on the voters roll; and

            (b)         may arrange advertising relating to any matters referred to in subsection (1).