Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 54(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed manner for election of representatives is as follows—
(a) not later than 45 days after receipt of notice from the Authority that an election is required, the secretary of each brigade operating within the area must call a meeting of the brigade;
(b) at the meeting, a ballot must be held and the candidate who receives the majority of the votes of persons present and eligible to vote is to be declared elected;
(c) if the highest number of votes are received by 2 or more candidates who receive an equal number of votes, the person presiding at the meeting must draw lots to determine the candidate to be declared elected.
(2) The secretary of the group must give written notice to the Authority of the name and address of the person elected as representative of the brigade.
(3) For the purpose of section 56(b) of the Act, the prescribed time within which a brigade must elect a representative is 90 days.