City of Melbourne (Electoral) Amendment Regulations 2021 (Vic)

City of Melbourne (Electoral) Amendment Regulations 2021

S.R. No. 34/2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Joint nominations for the offices of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor

5Definition

6Candidate nomination

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2021

S.R. No. 34/2021

City of Melbourne Act 2001
Local Government Act 2020

City of Melbourne (Electoral) Amendment Regulations 2021

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 20 April 2021

Responsible Minister:

SHAUN LEANE
Minister for Local Government

SAMUAL WALLACE

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2012—

(a)to extend for a further 12 months the period during which alternative candidate nomination processes apply to address health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic; and

(b)to make other minor amendments in relation to matters that can be provided for by electronic communication.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under—

(a)section 29 of the City of Melbourne Act 2001; and

(b)sections 325 and 326 of the Local Government Act 2020.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 25 April 2021.

4Joint nominations for the offices of Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor

For regulation 20(3)(c) of the City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2012[1] substitute—

"(c)has completed the Local Government Candidate Training in accordance with the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020[2] specifying the date on which the candidate completed that training; and".

5Definition

In regulation 50 of the City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2012, in the definition of prescribed period, for "2021" substitute "2022".

6Candidate nomination

In regulation 51(3) of the City of Melbourne (Electoral) Regulations 2012, for "electronic means" substitute "electronic communication".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg 4: S.R. No. 30/2012 as amended by S.R. Nos 97/2016 and 92/2020.

[2] Reg 4: S.R. No. 72/2020 as amended by S.R. Nos 92/2020 and 100/2020.