Failure to elect elected members
21 Failure to elect elected members
This section applies if, by the end of the relevant day—
insufficient persons are elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15(2)(a) or (c) (each a relevant class) to comply with section 15(2); or
a person is not elected for a class of elected members mentioned in section 15(2)(b) (also a relevant class).
The Minister may appoint, as elected members for the relevant class, the number of persons required to comply with section 15(2).
The council may, if asked by the Minister, nominate a person for appointment under subsection (2).
A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken, other than for section 20A(2) or (3)(a), to have been elected at a council election for the relevant class.
This section applies to the periodic election of members and an election required because of a casual vacancy.
In this section—relevant day, in relation to a relevant class, means the last day of the period notified under the election policy for the holding of a council election for an elected member of the relevant class.
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