Home » Resources » Library » Interim Electoral Rules (Reserved Member Appointments, Electoral Roll and Casual Vacancies)

Interim Electoral Rules (Reserved Member Appointments, Electoral Roll and Casual Vacancies)

About this document

These rules set out interim arrangements for appointing reserved members, managing the electoral roll and filling casual vacancies, to uphold and respect: 

  • integrity, fairness and accountability
  • participation, representativeness and inclusivity
  • cultural protocols, and 
  • the self-determination of Traditional Owner groups.

Categories:

Published:

2026-05-07

Updated:

Section 38 certification – Interim Electoral Rules (Reserved Member Appointments, Electoral Roll and Casual Vacancies)

Notice of First Peoples’ Assembly internal rules

Under section 33 of the Statewide Treaty Act 2025 (Vic) (Statewide Treaty Act) the First Peoples’ Assembly (Assembly) may make internal rules that relate to the internal affairs of Gellung Warl. 

This notice is made under section 40(1) of the Statewide Treaty Act, which requires the Assembly to publish a notice of making internal rules.

On 7 May 2026 the Assembly made the Interim Electoral Rules (Reserved Member Appointments, Electoral Roll and Casual Vacancies) under sections 17, 33 and 62 of the Statewide Treaty Act and Schedule 1, Item 3.1(d) and Schedule 2, Items 4.3-4.4 and 5 to that Act. 

Accessibility

We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards. However, PDFs can be hard for some people to use. That’s why we’ve included a summary of this document on this page. If you need this information in a different format, or help accessing it, please contact [email protected]

See all library items