14A   Manner of identifying boundaries of electoral districts

(1)  The commissioners are required to determine the boundaries of electoral districts by determining the area of each district by reference to such matters (including cadastral, topographical, administrative and other spatial information) as they think fit.

(2)  The commissioners are required to cause the area of each electoral district to be recorded in digital or electronic form in such a way as to be capable of generating a digital or electronic version and a printed version of a map of the area of each district.

(3)  If for any reason it is not practicable to record the area of an electoral district in digital or electronic form, the area may be identified and recorded as or by means of:

(a)  a printed version of a map of the area of the district, or

(b)  a printed version describing the physical boundaries of the area of the district, or

(c)  a printed version of the area of the district prepared by reference to other matters (such as local government areas or parts of local government areas).

(4)  The commissioners are required to lodge a copy of the printed version of the areas of the electoral districts, signed by the commissioners, with the Surveyor-General, who is required to keep that copy at least until the next distribution of electoral districts.

(5)  The copy lodged with the Surveyor-General is evidence of the areas of the electoral districts to which it relates.

Note. Section 9C of the Surveying Act 2002 requires details of electoral districts to be included in the register of public surveys.