Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Disability Regulations 2007 - SECT 33

Method for filling casual vacancies

33. Method for filling casual vacancies



(1) If a vacancy arises in an office of an elected member of the Community
Visitors Board other than by expiry of the member's office, the Public
Advocate must appoint a returning officer to conduct an election for a
community visitor to fill the casual vacancy for the remainder of the current
office.

(2) The returning officer must comply with the requirements of Divisions 1 and
2 to the extent that they are applicable to the filling of a casual vacancy.

(3) The returning officer must record the name of the candidate-

   (a)  who is a sole nominee; or





   (b)  if more than one nomination is received, the candidate who received
        the most votes at the election conducted to fill the casual vacancy-

as elected to the Community Visitors Board and advise the Public Advocate and
each of the candidates accordingly.

(4) Despite subregulation (1), if a casual vacancy occurs less than 2 months
before the office expires, the Public Advocate is not required to comply with
that subregulation and the office may remain vacant until a community visitor
is elected under Division 2.

(5) Despite subregulation (2), if a casual vacancy occurs less than 4 months
before the office expires, the returning officer is not required to comply
with any requirements as to time in Divisions 1 and 2 if the returning officer
is satisfied that it is necessary to dispense with those requirements in order
to conduct the election to fill the casual vacancy as expeditiously as is
practicable and appropriate in the circumstances.

Division 4-Transitional provision