Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Clause 1 of Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989 is repealed .
(2) Insert the following definition in clause 2(1) of Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989 —
' "election" includes an election to fill an extraordinary vacancy;'.
(3) For clause 3 of Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989 substitute —
"3. Enrolment to vote
A person whose name appears in the register of the First Mildura Irrigation Trust as an owner or occupier of not less than 1 hectare of rateable land that is not a township allotment is entitled, without application, to be enrolled on the voter's roll.
3A. Entitlement to vote
(1) A person who is not enrolled on the voter's roll is not entitled to vote at an election of members of the board of directors of First Mildura Irrigation Trust.
(2) At an election of members of the board of directors of First Mildura Irrigation Trust, a person who is enrolled on the voter's roll of the First Mildura Irrigation Trust is entitled to one vote.
(3) Sub-clause (2) does not require an owner or occupier of property whose principal place of residence is outside the irrigation district of First Mildura Irrigation Trust, to vote at an election.
3B. Eligibility to stand for election
A person is eligible to stand for election as a member of the board of directors of the First Mildura Irrigation Trust if that person is an occupier or owner of rateable land in the irrigation district of the First Mildura Irrigation Trust and that person's name appears on the register of the Trust in respect of that land and that person is not disqualified from voting under this Schedule or under regulations made under section 324A.".
(4) Clauses 4 and 4A of Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989 are repealed .
(5) Clause 8 of Schedule 6 to the Water Act 1989 is repealed .