Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 14

Owner ratepayers may apply for enrolment

14. Owner ratepayers may apply for enrolment



(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person who on the entitlement date-

   (a)  is not a person referred to in section 12 or 13; 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 an owner of any rateable property in the municipal district-

is entitled as a ratepayer to apply to be enrolled on the voters' roll in
respect of that rateable property.

(2) For the purposes of section 13(1) and subsection (1), only 2 joint owners
can be enrolled in respect of each rateable property.

(3) A person is not entitled to apply to be enrolled under subsection (1) if
an occupier is enrolled as a ratepayer under section 15 in respect of that
rateable property.

(4) A person who is enrolled on the voters' roll as an owner under this
section may renew the enrolment by an application containing the details
required by the regulations delivered to the Council office by 4 p.m. on the
entitlement date before the next general election.