2054GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 12 April 2017

2054 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 12 April 2017 (2) Where a disagreement in subclause (1) is considered by the Captain or the Committee to be of importance to the interests of the bush fire brigade, then the Captain or the Committee, as the case may be, is to refer the disagreement to the annual general meeting, an ordinary meeting or a special meeting of the bush fire brigade. (3) The local government is the final authority on matters affecting the bush fire brigade, and may resolve any disagreement which is not resolved under subclause (1) or (2). PART 8—NOTICES AND PROXIES 8.1 Notices (1) Notices of meetings of the bush fire brigade are to be in writing and sent by ordinary post or by electronic communication to the registered address of each brigade member. (2) Notices of meetings of the Committee may be given in writing in accordance with subclause (1) or by such other means as the Committee may decide (by an absolute majority) at a meeting of the Committee. (3) Any accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to, or non-receipt by a person entitled to receive such notice, is not to invalidate the meeting the subject of the notice or any resolutions passed at the meeting. (4) Where any notice other than a notice of meeting is to be given under these Rules, the notice is to be— (a) in writing; (b) unless otherwise specified, given to or by the Secretary; (c) given by— (i) personal delivery; (ii) post; or (iii) an electronic communication; (d) taken to have been received, as the case may be— (i) at the time of personal delivery; (ii) 2 business days after posting; (iii) on the printing of the sender’s transmission report; or (iv) at the time when the electronic communication becomes capable of being retrieved by the addressee. 8.2 Proxies (1) Where under these Rules a brigade member may vote by proxy, in order for the proxy to so vote, the brigade member or the proxy shall give a notice in the form of that appearing in this clause, to the Secretary or the person presiding at the meeting before the start of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used. (2) A proxy is to be valid for the meeting for which it is given and for any adjournments of that meeting. (3) A proxy shall be valid for the number of votes to which the brigade member is entitled. (4) If the donor of the proxy does not give any indication of the manner in which the proxy is to vote, the proxy shall be entitled to vote or not vote as he or she thinks fit. (5) A proxy shall be entitled to speak on behalf of the donor of the proxy. (6) All forms appointing proxies deposited under subclause (1) are to be retained by the Secretary for not less than 28 days after the conclusion of the meeting to which they relate but if there is any objection to the validity of any vote at the meeting, they are to be retained until the determination of that objection. (7) The form appointing a proxy shall be in writing and signed by the brigade member appointing the proxy and shall be in or substantially in the form set out below— FORM 1 PROXY VOTE SHIRE OF HARVEY BUSH FIRE BRIGADE [ANNUAL] [EXTRAORDINARY] GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON [DATE] I, ............................................................................ , Being a brigade member appoint ................................................................... to be my proxy and vote on my behalf at the meeting of the bush fire brigade to be held on [insert date] and at any adjournment of it. The proxy shall vote as follows— MOTION FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN