Library Board (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 1955 (WA)

Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Library Board (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 1955 Western Australia Library Board (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 1955 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Election of Chairman and Vice‑Chairman 1 4. Nomination papers 2 5. Nominations 2 6. Elections to be conducted before other business 2 7. List of nominees to be read 3 8. Election not required if only one nominee 3 9. Manner of voting 3 10. Informal votes 4 11. Counting of votes 4 12. Scrutineers 4 13. Further ballot to resolve equality of votes 4 14. Announcement and publication of election results 4 15. Election of Vice‑Chairman 5 16. Nomination papers to be destroyed 5 Notes Compilation table 6 Defined terms Western Australia Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 Library Board (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 1955

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Library Board (Conduct of Proceedings) Regulations 1955 1.

2. Interpretation In these regulations — deputy member means a person appointed pursuant to section 5(9A) to (9D) of the Act; the Act means the Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951, and any Act passed in amendment thereof or substitution therefor. [Regulation 2 amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 51.]

3. Election of Chairman and Vice‑Chairman (1) The annual election for the offices of Chairman and Vice‑Chairman shall be conducted at the first meeting of the Board held on or after 1 December in each year. (2) The Executive Officer shall send notice in writing of the time and place at which the meeting will be held, to each member of the Board and to each deputy member.

4. Nomination papers The Executive Officer shall send to each member of the Board and to each deputy member, not less than 7 days before the day fixed for the annual election, nomination papers for the offices of Chairman and Vice‑Chairman.