Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 8

Responsibility and functions of the Commission

8. Responsibility and functions of the Commission



(1) The Commission is responsible for the administration of the enrolment
process and the conduct of parliamentary elections and referendums in
Victoria.

(2) The functions of the Commission are-

   (a)  to perform such functions as are conferred on the Commission by this
        or any other Act, other than functions which are expressly conferred
        on a specified person or body or the holder of a specified office;

   (b)  to report to each House of Parliament within 12 months of the conduct
        of each election on the administration of that election;

   (c)  to conduct an election under the Local Government Act 1989 if
        appointed to do so by a Council under clause 1(2)(c) of Schedule 2 of
        that Act;

   (d)  to provide goods and services to persons or organisations on payment
        of any relevant fees, to the extent that the Commission is able to do
        so by using information or material in its possession or expertise
        acquired in the performance of its functions;

   (e)  to provide administrative and technical support to the Electoral
        Boundaries Commission established under section 3 of the
        Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982;

   (f)  to promote public awareness of electoral matters that are in the
        general public interest by means of the conduct of education and
        information programs;



   (g)  to conduct and promote research into electoral matters that are in the
        general public interest;

   (h)  to consider, and report to the Minister on, electoral matters that are
        in the general public interest referred to the Commission by the
        Minister;

        (i)    to administer this Act.

(3) The Commission must notify the Minister when the Commission has been
engaged to conduct an election or poll for an organisation for which it has
not previously conducted an election or poll.

(4) The Commission must report to each House of Parliament on all elections
and polls referred to in subsection (3) within the first sitting week of each
House of the Parliament immediately after 1 January and 1 July each year.