1340GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 31 May 2024

1340 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 31 May 2024 (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; (iii) email (iv) short message service (SMS) or the like; (v) facsimile transmission; or (vi) any other method approved by the local government. 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 - “PROXY [INSERT NAME] BUSH FIRE BRIGADE [ANNUAL] [SPECIAL] 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

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2. ........................................ If there is no instruction to the proxy as to the way to vote, the proxy shall exercise her or his discretion as to how to vote or whether to vote at all. In respect of any vote taken at the meeting on a matter which does not appear on the agenda, the proxy shall exercise her or his discretion as to the way he or she casts the vote or whether it is cast at all. Date: ____________________________ Signed: __________________________ NOTE: To be valid this proxy must be completed and returned to the Secretary of the bush fire brigade (or the presiding member) prior to the commencement of the meeting for which the proxy is valid. Dated this day of ...............................month ................. year ———— Dated 21st May 2024. The Common Seal of the Shire of Corrigin was affixed by authority of a resolution of the Council in the presence of— CR DESMOND HICKEY, President. NATALIE MANTON, Chief Executive Officer.