Victorian Consolidated Legislation

City of Melbourne Act 2001 - SECT 9A

Persons entitled to be enrolled without application

9A. Persons entitled to be enrolled without application



(1) A person who on the entitlement date would be an elector in respect of an
address in the municipal district if a roll of electors for the Legislative
Assembly was compiled from the register of electors, is entitled without
application to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect of that address.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person who-

   (a)  will attain 18 years of age on or before election day; and

   (b)  had the person been not less than 18 years of age on the entitlement
        date would be an elector in respect of an address in a ward if a roll
        of electors for the Legislative Assembly was compiled from the
        register of electors-

is entitled without application to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect
of that address.

(3) A person who on the entitlement date-

   (a)  is not a person referred to in subsection (1); and

   (b)  is not less than 18 years of age or is less than 18 years of age but
        will attain the age of 18 years on or before election day; and

   (c)  is the owner of any rateable property in the municipal district
        whether solely or jointly with any other person or persons; and

   (d)  is not a resident of that rateable property-

is entitled without application to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect
of that rateable property.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), only 2 joint owners are entitled to be
enrolled in respect of any 1 rateable property.

(5) A person who on the entitlement date-

   (a)  is not a person referred to in subsection (1) or (3); and

   (b)  is not less than 18 years of age or is less than 18 years of age but
        will attain the age of 18 years on or before the election day; and

   (c)  is the occupier of any rateable property, whether solely or jointly
        with any other person or persons; and

   (d)  is not a resident of that rateable property-

is entitled without application to be enrolled on the voters' roll in respect
of that rateable property.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), only 2 joint occupiers are entitled to
be enrolled in respect of any rateable property.