Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsSchedule 9—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 is a member, other than a junior member, of a brigade whose duties as an enrolled member are not limited under regulation 37(3).
(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 determined 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 the highest number of votes is received by 2 or more candidates who receive an equal number of votes, the person presiding at the meeting must—
(a) call for a second vote; and
(b) if the highest number of votes is received by 2 or more candidates who receive an equal number of votes on the second vote, 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 the officer's 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 extended until a person is elected to that office in accordance with this Schedule.
5 Casual vacancies
(1) This clause applies if, before the expiration of an officer's 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.
(2) The group must, as soon as is practicable after receiving notice of a matter referred to in subclause (1), elect a member to replace the officer.
(3) A member elected under subclause (2) holds office for the remainder of the term of the replaced officer.
6 Notification of the Authority
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.