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Health Services (Community Health Centre

ts	Elections) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
n	S.R. No. 94/2003
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D	1.	Objective	1
ry	2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
ta	4.	Principal Regulations	1
n	5.	Definition of Victorian Electoral Commission	2
e	6.	Heading to Part 2 of Principal Regulations	2
7.	Functions of the Victorian Electoral Commission	2
m	8.	Chief executive officer's duties	3
ia	9.	New regulation 5A inserted	3
rl	5A.	Closure of rolls	3
a	10.	Notice of an election	4
11.	New regulation 6A inserted	4
P	6A.	Information for candidates	4
d	12.	Information in election notice	4
n	13.	Method of nominating	5
a	14.	Nomination paper	5
15.	Updated references to Victorian Electoral Commission	5
n	16.	New regulation 25A inserted	5
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ti	25A.	Notification of results	5

17. Updated references to Victorian Electoral Commission 5

la	18.	Method of counting votes	6
is	19.	Updated references to Victorian Electoral Commission	6

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STATUTORY RULES 2003

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n	S.R. No. 94/2003
e	Health Services Act 1988
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c	Health Services (Community Health Centre
o	Elections) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
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ry	The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
ta	Dated: 29 July 2003
n	Responsible Minister:
e	BRONWYN PIKE
m	Minister for Health
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rl	HELEN DOYE
a	Clerk of the Executive Council
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1. Objective

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n	The objective of these Regulations is to make
a	further provision for the conduct of elections for
n	members of boards of management of community
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ti	health centres.

2. Authorising provision

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is	These Regulations are made under section 158 of
g	the Health Services Act 1988.
e	3. Commencement
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These Regulations come into operation on

n	1 August 2003.
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ri	4. Principal Regulations
to	In these Regulations, the Health Services
ic	(Community Health Centre Elections) Regulations
V	20011 are called the Principal Regulations.

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5. Definition of Victorian Electoral Commission

In regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations—

ts	(a) the definition of "Electoral Commissioner" is
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(b) in the definition of "the Act" for "1988."

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u	substitute "1988;";
c	(c) insert the following definition—
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D	' "Victorian Electoral Commission", except in Part 2, includes a person
ry	appointed to act for, or to assist, the
ta	Victorian Electoral Commission in the
n	conduct of an election of members to a
e	board or the filling of casual or
m	extraordinary vacancies in respect of
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that board.'.

6. Heading to Part 2 of Principal Regulations

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P	For the heading to Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute—
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n	"PART 2—VICTORIAN ELECTORAL
a	COMMISSION".
n	7. Functions of the Victorian Electoral Commission
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ti	In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations—
la	(a) in the heading, for "Electoral
is	Commissioner" substitute "Victorian
g	Electoral Commission";
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L	(b) in sub-regulation (1), for "Electoral
n	Commissioner" (where twice occurring)
a	substitute "Victorian Electoral
ri	Commission";
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(c) in sub-regulation (1)(d), for "votes." substitute—

ts	"votes;
n	(e) do any other thing relating to the
e	conduct of elections that the Victorian
m	Electoral Commission is empowered or
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c	required to do by these Regulations.".
o	8. Chief executive officer's duties
D	In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, for
ry	"Electoral Commissioner" (wherever occurring)
ta	substitute "Victorian Electoral Commission".
n	9. New regulation 5A inserted
e	After regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations
m	insert—
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rl	"5A. Closure of rolls
a	(1) The Victorian Electoral Commission
P	must, on receiving the advice referred
d	to in regulation 5(a)—
n	(a) fix the day the roll of electors of
a	the centre will close;
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o	(b) provide a notice advising of the
ti	closure of the roll of electors to
la	the chief executive officer of the
is	centre for display at the centre;
g	(c) publish the notice referred to in
e	paragraph (b) in a newspaper
L	circulating generally in the area
n	declared by the Secretary under
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ri	section 45 of the Act to be the area
served by the centre.
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(2) The day that the roll of electors closes

must not be less than 7 days after

publication of the notice advising of the

ts	closure of the roll in accordance with
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e	sub-regulation (1)(c).".

10. Notice of an election

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c	In regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations—
o	(a) in sub-regulation (1)—
D	(i) for "Electoral Commissioner"
ry	substitute "Victorian Electoral
ta	Commission";
n	(ii) for "at least" substitute "not more than
e	10 days after the closure of the roll of
m	electors for the centre and not less
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than";

(b) sub-regulation (2)(b) is revoked;

a	(c) in sub-regulation (2)(c), for "Electoral
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Commissioner" substitute "Victorian

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n	Electoral Commission".
a	11. New regulation 6A inserted
n	After regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations
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ti	insert—
la	"6A. Information for candidates
is	The Victorian Electoral Commission must—
g	(a) provide prospective candidates with an
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L	information kit about the election
n	process, including a nomination form;
a	(b) deal with enquiries from prospective
ri	and nominated candidates.".
to	12. Information in election notice
ic	Regulation 7(a) of the Principal Regulations is
V	revoked.

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13. Method of nominating

In regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations, for

ts	"Electoral Commissioner" (where twice
n	occurring) substitute "Victorian Electoral
e	Commission".
m	14. Nomination paper
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c	Regulation 10(d) of the Principal Regulations is
o	revoked.
D	15. Updated references to Victorian Electoral
ry	Commission
ta	In regulations 11, 12(1) and (2), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
n	19(d), 20, 22, 24 and 25 of the Principal
e	Regulations, for "Electoral Commissioner"
m	(wherever occurring) substitute "Victorian
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Electoral Commission".

16. New regulation 25A inserted

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P	After regulation 25 of the Principal Regulations insert—
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n	"25A. Notification of results
a	(1) The Victorian Electoral Commission must
n	provide the chief executive officer of the
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ti	centre and the Secretary with the election
la	results.
is	(2) The chief executive officer of the centre
g	must provide each candidate with the
e	election results.".
L	17. Updated references to Victorian Electoral
n	Commission
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ri	(1) In regulations 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of the
to	Principal Regulations, for "Electoral
Commissioner" (wherever occurring) substitute
ic	"Victorian Electoral Commission".
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(2) In regulation 26(1)(b) of the Principal Regulations

for "his or her own motion" substitute "the

ts	motion of the Commission".
n	18. Method of counting votes
e	In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations—
m	(a) for clause 4(3)(a) substitute—
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c	"(a) all the voting papers allotted to the
o	elected candidate must be re-examined
D	and for each unelected candidate the
ry	voting papers on which he or she is
ta	indicated as preferred to any other
unelected candidate must be counted
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e	and recorded;";

(b) for clause 5(3) substitute—

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ia	"(3) The voting papers of the excluded
rl	candidate remaining after allotment
a	under sub-clause (2) must be allotted—
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(a) in the order of highest transfer

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n value to lowest transfer value;

a	(b)	with the values at which they were
n	allotted to him or her.";
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ti (c) in clauses 2(3)(d), 3, 4(3)(e) and 5(5) for

"Electoral Commissioner" (wherever

la	occurring) substitute "Victorian Electoral
is	Commission".
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e	19. Updated references to Victorian Electoral
L	Commission
n	(1) In clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 7(2), 8, 11(1), 12(4), 13(2)
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ri	and 14 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations,
for "Electoral Commissioner" (wherever
to	occurring) substitute "Victorian Electoral
ic	Commission".
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(2) In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations—

(a) in clause 2(1)(b) for "Commissioner"

ts	substitute "Commission".
n	(b) in clause 7(2), for "he or she" (wherever
e	occurring) substitute "the Commission".
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