sec.21C

sec.21C Result of ballot

The result of a ballot must be decided in compliance with the following rules— If the election was conducted by secret ballot, the chairperson of the meeting, or a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting, must scrutinise the particulars endorsed on the particulars envelope in the presence of any scrutineers appointed by the chairperson and, if satisfied the person who completed the envelope was entitled to vote in the election, must remove the ballot paper envelope from the particulars envelope. If the election was conducted by secret ballot, all ballot paper envelopes must be placed in a receptacle in open view of the meeting and must be randomly mixed. The chairperson of the meeting, or a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting, must open the ballot paper envelopes and count the votes recorded on the ballot papers in those envelopes. Subject to rule 5 — for an election for the position of chairperson, secretary or treasurer of a body corporate, the person who receives the highest number of votes for a position must be declared elected to the position; and for an election for the position of other members of a committee, the chairperson of the body corporate must declare elected the person who received the highest number of votes, in descending order, until the number of persons required to be elected have been elected. If 2 or more persons receive the same number of votes and the number of persons to be elected would be exceeded by declaring those persons elected, the result of the ballot must be decided by lot. (amended)

• 1 If the election was conducted by secret ballot, the chairperson of the meeting, or a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting, must scrutinise the particulars endorsed on the particulars envelope in the presence of any scrutineers appointed by the chairperson and, if satisfied the person who completed the envelope was entitled to vote in the election, must remove the ballot paper envelope from the particulars envelope.
• 2 If the election was conducted by secret ballot, all ballot paper envelopes must be placed in a receptacle in open view of the meeting and must be randomly mixed.
• 3 The chairperson of the meeting, or a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting, must open the ballot paper envelopes and count the votes recorded on the ballot papers in those envelopes.
• 4 Subject to rule 5 — (a) for an election for the position of chairperson, secretary or treasurer of a body corporate, the person who receives the highest number of votes for a position must be declared elected to the position; and (b) for an election for the position of other members of a committee, the chairperson of the body corporate must declare elected the person who received the highest number of votes, in descending order, until the number of persons required to be elected have been elected.
• (a) for an election for the position of chairperson, secretary or treasurer of a body corporate, the person who receives the highest number of votes for a position must be declared elected to the position; and
• (b) for an election for the position of other members of a committee, the chairperson of the body corporate must declare elected the person who received the highest number of votes, in descending order, until the number of persons required to be elected have been elected.
• 5 If 2 or more persons receive the same number of votes and the number of persons to be elected would be exceeded by declaring those persons elected, the result of the ballot must be decided by lot.
• (a) for an election for the position of chairperson, secretary or treasurer of a body corporate, the person who receives the highest number of votes for a position must be declared elected to the position; and
• (b) for an election for the position of other members of a committee, the chairperson of the body corporate must declare elected the person who received the highest number of votes, in descending order, until the number of persons required to be elected have been elected.