City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008

City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 S.R. No. 70/2008 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Amendment of Principal Regulations' objectives 2 6 Authorising provisions 2 7 Part 2 substituted 2 PART 2—VOTERS' ROLLS 2 Division 1—Enrolment of voters 2 4 Definitions for purposes of this Division 2 4A Enrolment application from property owner 3 4B Enrolment application from property occupier 4 4C Appointment by corporation 5 4D Request to vary owner enrolment 6 4E Request to vary occupier enrolment 7 4F Resignation of corporation representative 7 4G Revocation of corporation appointment 8 Division 2—Silent voters 8 4H Silent voter request 8 8 Application of the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2005 9 9 Notice of candidature 9 10 Form of ballot paper 10 11 Voting in attendance elections 10 12 How-to-vote cards for election of Councillors 11 13 Transitional and consequential provisions 11 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 12 i -- 1 of 13 -- STATUTORY RULES 2008 S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne Act 2001 Local Government Act 1989 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 The Administrator of the State of Victoria as the Governor's deputy with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations: Dated: 24 June 2008 Responsible Minister: RICHARD WYNNE Minister for Local Government RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the City of Melbourne (Elections) Regulations 2001— (a) to substitute a new Part 2 in relation to the enrolment of voters and silent voter requests; and (b) to make various other necessary amendments. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under section 29 of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 and section 243 of the Local Government Act 1989. 1 -- 2 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 3 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2008. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the City of Melbourne (Elections) Regulations 20011 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Amendment of Principal Regulations' objectives (1) In regulation 1(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "2001; and" substitute "2001.". (2) Regulation 1(c) of the Principal Regulations is revoked. 6 Authorising provisions In regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations, for "section 30" substitute "section 29". 7 Part 2 substituted For Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute— 'PART 2—VOTERS' ROLLS Division 1—Enrolment of voters 4 Definitions for purposes of this Division In this Division— (a) a reference to the corporation details of a corporation means the following— (i) the corporation's name; (ii) the ACN of the corporation; (iii) the registered address of the corporation; 2 -- 3 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 (iv) the name and position of the 2 persons authorised to make an application on behalf of the corporation under section 9C of the City of Melbourne Act 2001; (b) a reference to the personal details of a person means the following— (i) the person's name; (ii) the person's date of birth; (iii) the person's residential address; (iv) the person's postal address. 4A Enrolment application from property owner For the purposes of section 9(2)(b) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001, an application by an owner of any rateable property in the municipal district who is entitled under section 9B(1) of that Act to apply to be enrolled must include the following details— (a) the address of the relevant rateable property; (b) the personal details of the person making the application; (c) a declaration signed and dated by that person that he or she is— (i) an owner of the rateable property for which he or she is applying to be enrolled; and 3 -- 4 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 (ii) not otherwise entitled to be enrolled to vote in the municipal district as a resident or owner of rateable property; (d) if the property is jointly owned, the names of all the other joint owners of the relevant rateable property. 4B Enrolment application from property occupier For the purposes of section 9(2)(b) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001, an application by an occupier of any rateable property in the municipal district who is entitled under section 9B(1) of that Act to apply to be enrolled must include the following details— (a) the address of the relevant rateable property; (b) the personal details of the person making the application; (c) the name of the property owner; (d) a declaration signed and dated by the person that he or she is— (i) an occupier of the rateable property; and (ii) liable to pay the rates for that property; and (iii) not entitled to be enrolled to vote in the municipal district as the owner of rateable property in the district or as a resident. 4 -- 5 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 4C Appointment by corporation For the purposes of section 9(2)(b) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001, an application by a person appointed to vote on behalf of a corporation or the joint owners or joint occupiers of any rateable property in the municipal district under section 9C(1) of that Act must include the following details— (a) the address of the relevant rateable property; (b) the personal details of each person appointed under section 9C(1); (c) a declaration signed and dated by each person appointed that he or she— (i) consents to the appointment; and (ii) is not otherwise entitled to be enrolled on the voters' roll for the municipality; (d) the corporation details of the corporation making the application; (e) a declaration signed and dated by the person authorised to sign on behalf of the corporation that— (i) he or she is authorised to make the application on behalf of the corporation; (ii) the corporation is an owner or joint owner or occupier or joint occupier of the rateable property (as the case may be); 5 -- 6 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 r. 7 (iii) each person named on the application as a prospective appointee is a company secretary or director of the corporation (however styled and as the case may be) and is to be appointed a voting representative of the corporation. 4D Request to vary owner enrolment A written request made by an owner or 2 owners of a rateable property for the purposes of section 9F(2) or 9F(3) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 must contain the following details— (a) the address of the relevant rateable property; (b) the names of all owners of the rateable property; (c) the name of each owner to be removed from the voters' roll; (d) the personal details of each owner requested to be enrolled on the voters' roll; (e) a declaration signed and dated by each owner applying to be enrolled that he or she is an owner of the rateable property and that he or she is not otherwise entitled to be enrolled as a resident or property owner in the municipal district; (f) the signed and dated authorisation of at least one joint owner of the property who is not one of the 2 owners who requests to be enrolled in relation to the property. 6 -- 7 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 4E Request to vary occupier enrolment A written request made by an occupier or 2 occupiers of a rateable property for the purposes of section 9F(2) or 9F(3) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 must contain the following details— (a) the address of the relevant rateable property; (b) the names of all occupiers of the rateable property; (c) the name of each occupier to be removed from the voters' roll; (d) the personal details of each occupier requested to be enrolled on the voters' roll; (e) a declaration signed and dated by each occupier applying to be enrolled that he or she is an occupier of the rateable property and that he or she is not otherwise entitled to be enrolled as a resident or property occupier in the municipal district; (f) the signed and dated authorisation of at least one joint occupier of the property who is not one of the 2 occupiers who requests to be enrolled in relation to the property. 4F Resignation of corporation representative A notice of resignation under section 9G(2)(a)(iii) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 must be in writing and include the following details— (a) the personal details of the person resigning his or her appointment; 7 -- 8 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 7 (b) the corporation details of the corporation that the person represented; (c) a declaration signed and dated by the person that he or she resigns the appointment. 4G Revocation of corporation appointment A notice of revocation under section 9G(2)(b) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001 must be in writing and include the following details— (a) the corporation details of the corporation seeking to revoke the appointment; (b) the name of the person whose appointment is to be revoked; (c) a signed and dated written authorisation of the person authorised to make the application on behalf of the corporation. Division 2—Silent voters 4H Silent voter request For the purposes of section 10(1) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001, Division 2 of Part 2 of the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2005 applies to silent voters as if— (a) a reference in regulations 13, 14(1) and 15(1) to "section 20(1) of the Act" was a reference to "section 10(1) of the City of Melbourne Act 2001"; and 8 -- 9 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 8 (b) in the Schedule, a reference to— (i) "Local Government Act 1989" was a reference to "City of Melbourne Act 2001"; and (ii) "Section 20" was a reference to "Section 10". __________________'. 8 Application of the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2005 (1) After regulation 5(c) of the Principal Regulations insert— '(ca) a reference in regulation 27(1)(a) to "starts on the first working day after the close of nominations" was a reference to "starts on the day after the close of applications to register group voting tickets under clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the City of Melbourne Act 2001"; and'. (2) In regulation 5(g) of the Principal Regulations, for 'nominations".' substitute 'nominations"; and'. (3) After regulation 5(g) of the Principal Regulations insert— '(h) a reference in regulation 51(2) to "from the day after the close of nominations" was a reference to "from the day after the close of applications to register group voting tickets under clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the City of Melbourne Act 2001".'. 9 Notice of candidature In regulation 6(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "$100" substitute "$250". 9 -- 10 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 10 10 Form of ballot paper For regulation 7(c) of the Principal Regulations, substitute— '(c) instructions to the voter on how to mark the voter's ballot-paper, being instructions in the form of words or a statement to the following effect— "Number the boxes from 1 to [2, 3, 4, 5…as the case may be] in the order of your choice. Number every box to make your vote count.".'. 11 Voting in attendance elections After regulation 11(3) of the Principal Regulations insert— '(4) With respect to voting in attendance elections, the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2005 are to be read as if— (a) a reference in regulation 27(1)(a) to "starts on the first working day after the close of nominations" was a reference to "starts on the day after the close of applications to register group voting tickets under clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the City of Melbourne Act 2001"; and (b) a reference in regulation 51(2) to "from the day after the close of nominations" was a reference to "from the day after the close of applications to register group voting tickets under clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the City of Melbourne Act 2001".'. 10 -- 11 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 r. 12 12 How-to-vote cards for election of Councillors After regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations insert— "12A How-to-vote cards for election of Councillors A how-to-vote card for election of Councillors submitted for registration by or on behalf of a group or a member of a group must not be inconsistent with the order of preferences in the group voting tickets.". 13 Transitional and consequential provisions Part 5 of the Principal Regulations is revoked. ═══════════════ 11 -- 12 of 13 -- S.R. No. 70/2008 City of Melbourne (Elections) Amendment Regulations 2008 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 39/2001. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 98/2005. 12 -- 13 of 13 --