18Election managers and election officials

18 Election managers and election officials (1) The Commission may appoint, for the purposes of this Act, appropriate persons to be— (a) election managers; or (b) election officials. (2) A person appointed under this section must not while holding the appointment nominate for election for the Parliament of Victoria or of the Commonwealth or of any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth. (3) If a person appointed under this section does not comply with subsection (2), the appointment of that person is revoked by virtue of this subsection. (4) The powers and duties of a class of persons appointed under this section are— (a) the powers and duties specified by or under this Act in respect of that class of persons; and (b) any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this Act as may be specified by the Commission in the instrument of appointment of persons of that class. (5) The Commission must pay persons appointed under this section the remuneration and allowances determined by the Commission. S. 18(6) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 24(a). (6) A reference in a provision of this Act which— (a) provides for the giving of a document to; or (b) confers a power or function on— the election manager is to be taken to be a reference to the election manager appointed for the election for the region or district to which the provision applies. S. 18(7) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 24(a). (7) A reference in a provision of this Act which— (a) provides for the giving of a document to; or (b) confers a power or function on— an election official is to be taken to be a reference to an election official of a class appointed for the election for the region or district to which the provision applies. S. 18(8) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 24(b)(i)(ii). (8) In the case of a general election, the election manager for a district is also responsible for exercising all the duties and powers in relation to the conduct of the election for a region in so far as any part of any region lies within that district (whether an election is to be conducted for both or not) until— (a) the votes from each voting centre have been counted; and S. 18(8)(b) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 24(b)(iii). (b) the votes relating to the election for any region have been forwarded to the election manager for that region. S. 18(9) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 24(c). (9) If any duty or power is performed or exercised by the election manager for a district, the election manager for the region is not required to perform that duty or to exercise that power.