Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PHARMACY ACT REGULATIONS 1976 - REG 7

7 .         Election of members of Council

        (1)         The returning officer for the time being shall, in the month of March in each year, conduct an election to fill the vacancies in the offices of members of the Council that occur by effluxion of time in that year.

        (2)         A person elected to fill a vacancy occurring by effluxion of time shall hold office for a term of 3 years from 31 March in the year in which he is elected.

        (3)         Any member who retires from the Council or whose term of office expires by effluxion of time shall, subject to the Act, be eligible for re-election to the Council.

        (4)         Subject to subregulations (5) and (6), where an extraordinary vacancy occurs such vacancy shall be filled by election of a pharmaceutical chemist in the manner prescribed for elections generally, and the member so elected shall hold office for the residue of the term during which the member in lieu of whom he is elected would have held office.

        (5)         Where an extraordinary vacancy in the office of a member occurs within 3 months of the date on which the office would have become vacant by effluxion of time the vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred by effluxion of time and shall be filled at the next annual election of members of the Council.

        (6)         Where in any year one or more extraordinary vacancies occur within 3 months before those occurring by effluxion of time in that year, one election may be conducted to fill all vacancies.

        (7)         In determining the result of an election referred to in subregulation (6) the returning officer shall —

            (a)         if a poll is taken — 

                  (i)         declare the vacancies caused by effluxion of time to be filled by the candidates in order of number of votes received by each of them up to the number of such vacancies;

                  (ii)         declare the extraordinary vacancies to be filled by as many of the remaining candidates in order of the number of votes received by each of them as may be required to fill such vacancies;

            (b)         if a poll is not taken, decide by lot which of the candidates shall fill the respective vacancies.

        (8)         At the first meeting of the Council after 31 March in each year the members thereof shall elect 2 of their number to the respective offices of president and deputy president, and the members so elected shall hold office until the first meeting of the Council after 31 March in the next succeeding year.