Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 16

Provisions relating to corporations

16. Provisions relating to corporations





(1) Subject to subsection (3), if on the entitlement date a corporation is the
sole owner of any rateable property in the municipal district, the corporation
may apply to appoint a person to represent it at Council elections to vote on
its behalf.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if on the entitlement date a corporation is a
joint owner of any rateable property in the municipal district, the
corporation may apply to appoint a person to represent it at Council elections
to vote on its behalf.

(3) If an application is in force under section 15, an enrolment cannot be
made in respect of the same rateable property under subsection (1) or (2).

(4) Section 14(2) applies in respect of an application under subsection (2).



(5) If on the entitlement date a corporation is the occupier of any rateable
property in the municipal district whether solely or jointly and is liable to
pay the rates in respect of that rateable property, the corporation may apply
to appoint a person to represent it at Council elections to vote on its
behalf.

(6) Sections 15(2), 15(3), 15(4), 15(5), 15(6), 15(7) and 15(11) apply in
respect of an application under subsection (5).

(7) A corporation may only exercise the right of entitlement conferred by
subsections (1), (2) and (5) once, regardless of how many rateable properties
it owns or occupies or jointly owns or occupies in the municipal district.

(8) A corporation may only be represented by one person under this section at
a Council election in respect of the municipal district, regardless of
anything to the contrary in subsections (1), (2) and (5).

(9) An application for a person to be appointed under this section is void if
at the time the appointment is made the person appointed-

   (a)  is not a director or company secretary (however styled) of the
        corporation; or



   (b)  has not reached 18 years of age and will not attain the age of 18
        years on or before election day; or

   (c)  has not consented in writing to be appointed; or

   (d)  is for any other reason entitled to be enrolled on the voters' roll in
        respect of the municipal district for which the appointment is made;
        or

   (e)  is as a result of another appointment for the purposes of subsection
        (1), (2) or (5) which is still in force, already enrolled on the
        voters' roll in respect of the municipal district for which the
        appointment is made.

(10) An appointment for the purposes of subsection (1), (2) or (5) is revoked
if-

   (a)  the person appointed-

   (i)  ceases to be a director or company secretary (however styled) of the
        corporation; or

   (ii) dies; or

   (iii) delivers a notice of resignation containing the details required by
        the regulations to the Council office; or

   (iv) for any other reason becomes entitled in his or her own right to be
        enrolled on the voters' roll in respect of the municipal district for
        which the appointment was made; or

   (b)  notice of revocation containing the details required by the
        regulations is delivered to the Council office; or

   (c)  the entitlement under subsection (1), (2) or (5) ceases to exist.