Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CITY OF MELBOURNE ACT 2001

No. 5 of 2001
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 July 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Construction of Act
   5.      Application of certain provisions of the Local Government Act 1989.
   5A.     Docklands area is part of municipal district

   PART 2-THE COUNCIL

   6.      Constitution of the Council
   7.      Additional objectives
   8.      Meetings between the State and the Council

   PART 3-ELECTIONS

           Division 1-Voters and voters' rolls

   9.      Entitlements
   9A.     Persons entitled to be enrolled without application
   9B.     Persons entitled to apply to be enrolled
   9C.     Corporations
   9D.     Procedure in relation to representatives of corporations
   9E.     Limitations on right of entitlement
   9F.     Procedure if there are more than 2 non-resident owners or occupiers
   9G.     Provisions relating to appointments for the purposes of section 9C.
   9H.     Procedure on receipt of notice of appointment under section 9C.
   9I.     General powers relating to enrolment
   9J.     Notification of change or cessation of entitlement
   10.     Request that address not be shown
   11.     Victorian Electoral Commission to prepare list
   11A.    Chief Executive Officer to prepare voters' list
   11B.    Registrar to prepare exhibition roll
   11C.    Public notification and exhibition
   11D.    Preparation of voters' rolls
   11E.    Amendment of voters' roll
   11F.    Inspection of voters' roll
   11G.    Provision of voters' rolls

           Division 2-Elections

   12.     General election
   13.     Repealed
   14.     Elections to be held simultaneously
   14A.    Qualification to be a Councillor
   15.     Joint nominations for Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor
   16.     Candidates may only stand for one position
   17.     Senate-style ballot-paper to be used for Councillor elections
   18.     How votes to be counted
   19.     Compulsory voting

   PART 4-COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION

   20.     Precedence of Lord Mayor
   21.     Reference to mayor includes Lord Mayor
   22.     Deputy Lord Mayor
   23.     Term of office of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor
   24.     Filling of vacancies
   25.     Appointment of acting Deputy Lord Mayor
   25A.    Delegation to Lord Mayor
   26.     Allowances
   27.     General provisions concerning allowances

   PART 4A-DOCKLANDS CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE

   27A.    Definitions
   27B.    Establishment of the Docklands Co-ordination Committee
   27C.    Constitution of the Committee
   27D.    Deputy members
   27E.    Removal from office
   27F.    Chairperson
   27G.    Quorum
   27H.    Voting
   27I.    Delegation
   27J.    Functions
   27K.    Council and Authority may enter into an agreement

   PART 5-OTHER MATTERS

   28.     Differential rates

   PART 6-REGULATIONS

   29.     Regulations

   PART 7-AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS, REPEALS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

   30.     Repealed
   31.     Repeal of City of Melbourne Act 1993.
   32.     Orders to continue
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           SCHEDULE 1-Provisions with Respect to Holding an Election of Councillors
           1. Application of this Schedule 2. Definitions
           3. Grouping of candidates
           4. Group name and order of candidates on ballot-paper
           5. Voting tickets
           6. Group voting tickets
           7. Voting tickets to be displayed
           8. Ballot-papers
           9. Printing of political party and other names on ballot-papers
           10. Marking of votes
           11. Formal votes according to group voting ticket
           12. Certain votes with non-consecutive numbers to be formal
           13. Effect of single voting ticket on ballot-paper
           14. Effect of 2 voting tickets on ballot-papers
           15. Informal ballot-papers
           16. Death of a candidate
           17. Additional information for scrutineers
           18. Refund to group candidates
           SCHEDULE 2-Form of Ballot-Paper
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details