Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 11

Entitlements relating to enrolment

11. Entitlements relating to enrolment



(1) A person can only be enrolled on the voters' roll of a Council if the
person is a resident in the municipal district of the Council or a ratepayer
to the Council exercising an entitlement under and in accordance with this
Division.

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Division, a person can only be
enrolled on the voters' roll for one ward in a municipal district.

(3) Despite anything to the contrary in this Part, a person is only entitled
to vote once at any election in respect of a Council, regardless of how many
different entitlements the person may have to vote in respect of any ward.

(4) A person is not entitled to elect which right of entitlement conferred by
section 12(1), 13(1), 14(1) or 15(1) to exercise.



(5) A person can only be enrolled on the voters' roll if-

   (a)  the person has an entitlement as a resident or ratepayer to be
        enrolled without application as at the entitlement date; or

   (b)  the person is entitled as a ratepayer to apply to be enrolled and the
        application-

   (i)  complies with subsection (6); and

   (ii) is accepted in accordance with this Division; or

   (c)  the person is appointed to vote on behalf of a corporation under
        section 16 and the application for appointment-

   (i)  complies with subsection (6); and

   (ii) is accepted in accordance with this Division.

* * * * *



(6) An application must-

   (a)  be in writing;

   (b)  contain the details required by the regulations;

   (c)  be delivered to the Council office by 4 p.m. on the entitlement date.

(7) Unless section 19 applies, enrolment under an application referred to in
subsection (5)(b) or (5)(c) has effect from the next entitlement date after it
is accepted and continues in force until the day before the subsequent
entitlement date for a general election.