South Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 1999 - SECT 3

3—Objects

The objects of this Act are—

            (a)         to provide for periodic and other local government elections; and

            (b)         to provide for the qualifications of voters for the purposes of local government elections and for the preparation and maintenance of voters rolls; and

            (c)         to provide for the qualifications and duties of candidates in local government elections; and

            (d)         to provide for a system of voting, and for the counting of votes, at local government elections; and

            (e)         to provide for local government polls; and

            (f)         to provide for the administrative framework for local government elections and polls; and

            (g)         to regulate various practices associated with local government elections and polls.