299   Non-residential roll

(1)  Not later than the closing date for an election, the general manager is to prepare a roll of non-resident owners of rateable land for confirmation as the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land within the area.

(2)  The roll of non-resident owners of rateable land lapses after the election for which it is prepared, and it consists only of the names of those non-resident owners of rateable land who have applied for the inclusion of their names for the purposes of the election for which it is being prepared.

(3)  The general manager (in relation to an election administered by the general manager) is to confirm as the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land for the election the roll referred to in subsection (1) if, in the general manager’s opinion, the roll contains the names of the persons who on the closing date are qualified for inclusion in the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land.

(4)  The Electoral Commissioner (in relation to an election administered by the Electoral Commissioner) is to confirm as the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land for the election a roll certified by the general manager as being, in the general manager’s opinion, a roll of the persons who on the closing date are qualified for inclusion in the roll of non-resident owners of rateable land.