ELECTION NOTICE
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Nominations are called for:  FEDERAL SECRETARY

Written nominations which comply with the Rules of the Union may be made at any time from Wednesday, 8 June 2016. They must reach me not later than 12:00 noon (AEST) on Wednesday, 29 June 2016 at my office, email or postal address. Nominations cannot be withdrawn after that time.   

Nomination forms are available upon request from the Returning Officer or from the registered office of the organisation.

A copy of the election notice and nomination form will also appear on the Union’s Website.

Note: Candidates may submit a statement in support of their candidature in accordance with Rule 28 of the SPSF Group rules of the organisation. A statement must be no longer than 200 words in length and  should be submitted to the Returning Officer as a word document, either by email to nswelections@aec.gov.au or on a CD, not later than 12 noon (AEST) on Wednesday, 6 July 2016.

HOW TO LODGE NOMINATIONS

By email:  A properly completed nomination form including the necessary signature may be scanned and submitted as a pdf file to nswelections@aec.gov.au. Note: Emails greater than 6 MB in size may not be accepted by the AEC’s firewall. Senders of emails to the AEC email mailbox should be aware that incoming emails that appear to be spam emails may be blocked. It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure their email reaches the AEC email mailbox before the deadline.
By Post:   PO Box 496 Haymarket NSW 1240
By Fax:    (02) 6215 9910
By Hand:  Australian Electoral Commission, Level 10, 59 Goulburn Street, Haymarket NSW 2000

A ballot, if necessary, will be conducted by post and will open on 20 July 2016 and close at 10.00 am AEST on Wednesday, 10 August 2016.

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Note: A copy of the AEC’s election report can be obtained from the Union or from me after the completion of the election

Returning Officer
Noopur Madan
Telephone:  (02) 9375 6321
8 June 2016