Victorian Numbered Regulations

COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 2004 (SR NO 9 OF 2004) - SCHEDULE 9

SCHEDULE 9

Sch. 9

Regulation 40(2)

ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS OF GROUPS

        1.     Eligibility to stand for election—groups

    (1)     A person is not eligible to stand for election as an officer of a group of brigades (including the office of a group officer) unless the person—

        (a)     is a registered member of a brigade that is a member of the group; and

        (b)     is not prohibited from standing for election by the operation of regulation 36 or rule 8(3) of Schedule 5.

    (2)     A person is not eligible to stand for election to the office of group officer unless the person has served as an officer of a brigade or as a deputy group officer for 2 years or more.

        2.     Elections for officers of the group

    (1)     The Authority must determine which groups of brigades must hold elections for officers of the group in years designated by—

        (a)     an odd number; or

        (b)     an even number.

    (2)     A group must hold an election for officers of a group in the month and the year designated by the Authority for the group.

    (3)     A majority of votes of delegates present and eligible to vote is sufficient to secure election.

    (4)     If 2 or more candidates receive an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting must draw lots to determine who is to be declared elected.

        3.     Deputy group officers

Each group must determine the relative seniority of its deputy group officers.

        4.     Term of office

    (1)     Subject to clause 5, an officer of a group holds office for 2 years, commencing on 1 July next following his or her election.

    (2)     If, at the expiration of the term of office of an officer of a group, no person has been elected to that office in accordance with this Schedule, the term of office of the officer of the group is deemed to be extended until a person is elected to that office in accordance with this Schedule.

        5.     Casual vacancies

    (1)     If, before the expiration of his or her term of office, an officer of a group—

        (a)     resigns from office or is disqualified from holding office; or

        (b)     ceases to be a volunteer—

the group must, as soon as is practicable after receiving notice of a matter referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), elect a member to replace that officer.

    (2)     A member elected to replace an officer in accordance with sub-clause (1) holds office for the remainder of the term of the replaced officer.

        6.     Notification of the Authority

Sch. 9

The secretary of a group must notify the Authority of the result of an election of officers of the group within 7 days after the election.

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