Victorian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 276

In this Division—

"eligible candidate" means a person who—

        (a)     was a candidate at the original election; and

        (b)     did not withdraw or retire from, and was not elected at, that election; and

        (c)     is qualified to be a Councillor;

"original election" means the most recent election for the ward that was not conducted by a countback;

"vacating Councillor" means the person whose departure created the extraordinary vacancy (even if that person never became a Councillor).