sec.621Filling casual vacancies

### sec.621 Filling casual vacancies An organisation’s rules may provide for filling a casual vacancy in an office for the organisation. However, the rules must not allow the filling of a casual vacancy other than by ordinary election, if the unexpired part of the term of the office for the organisation is longer than the greater of— 1 year; or three-quarters of the term of the office. If a person fills a casual vacancy in an office for an organisation under this section, the person is taken to have been elected to the office. In this section— term , of the office, means the period for which the person last elected to the office by an ordinary election, other than by an ordinary election to fill a casual vacancy, may hold the office without being re-elected. (sec.621-ssec.1) An organisation’s rules may provide for filling a casual vacancy in an office for the organisation. (sec.621-ssec.2) However, the rules must not allow the filling of a casual vacancy other than by ordinary election, if the unexpired part of the term of the office for the organisation is longer than the greater of— 1 year; or three-quarters of the term of the office. (sec.621-ssec.3) If a person fills a casual vacancy in an office for an organisation under this section, the person is taken to have been elected to the office. (sec.621-ssec.4) In this section— term , of the office, means the period for which the person last elected to the office by an ordinary election, other than by an ordinary election to fill a casual vacancy, may hold the office without being re-elected. - (a) 1 year; or - (b) three-quarters of the term of the office.