Australian Education Union

Victorian Branch

ELECTION NOTICE - E2018/109

Scheduled Election Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

Nominations are called for: Victorian Branch - Branch President (1) - Branch Deputy President (1) - Branch Secretary (1) - Branch Deputy Secretary (1)

Early Childhood Secondary - Branch Vice-President (Early Childhood) (1) - Branch Vice-President (Secondary) (1) - Branch Deputy Vice-President (Early Childhood) (1) - Branch Deputy Vice-President (Secondary) (1)

Primary TAFE & Adult Provision - Branch Vice-President (Primary) (1) - Branch Vice-President (TAFE & Adult Provision) (1) - Branch Deputy Vice-President (Primary) (1) - Branch Deputy Vice-President (TAFE & Adult Provision) (1)

Ordinary Members of Sector Council Primary Sector Early Childhood Sector North West 1 (5) North West 1 (5) North West 2 (5) North West 2 (4) North West 3 (6) North West 3 (6) South East 1 (5) South East 1 (5) South East 2 (4) South East 2 (4) South East 3 (5) South East 3 (4) South East 4 (7) South East 4 (6) Barwon South West 1 (2) Barwon South West 1 (2) Barwon South West 2 (1) Barwon South West 2 (1) Central Highlands Wimmera 1 (1) Central Highlands Wimmera 1 (1) Central Highlands Wimmera 2 (1) Central Highlands Wimmera 2 (1) Gippsland 1 (1) Gippsland 1 (1) Gippsland 2 (1) Gippsland 2 (1) Gippsland 3 (1) Gippsland 3 (1) Goulburn North East 1 (1) Goulburn North East 1 (1) Goulburn North East 2 (1) Goulburn North East 2 (1) Goulburn North East 3 (1) Goulburn North East 3 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 1 (2) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 1 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 2 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 2 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 3 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 3 (1)

Primary Allied Sub-Sector (12)

Secondary Sector TAFE and Adult Provision Sector North West 1 (4) Federation University Australia (1) North West 2 (3) Box Hill Institute of TAFE (2) North West 3 (4) Bendigo Kangan TAFE (4) South East 1 (4) Chisholm Institute of TAFE (3) South East 2 (2) Federation Training (1) South East 3 (3) The Gordon (3) South East 4 (4) Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (2) Barwon South West 1 (1) Holmesglen Institute of TAFE (2) Barwon South West 2 (1) Melbourne Polytechnic (5) Central Highlands Wimmera 1 (1) RMIT (2) Central Highlands Wimmera 2 (1) South West Institute of TAFE (1) Gippsland 1 (1) Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (1) Gippsland 2 (1) Swinburne University of Technology - (TAFE Division) (1) Gippsland 3 (1) Victorian University of Technology - (TAFE Division) (3) Goulburn North East 1 (1) William Angliss Institute of TAFE (1) Goulburn North East 2 (1) Wodonga Institute of TAFE (1) Goulburn North East 3 (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 1 (1) Disability Services Sub-Sector (11) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 2 (1) Ames Sub-Sector (1) Loddon Campaspe Mallee 3 (1)

Secondary Allied Sub-Sector (6)

Nominations, which must be in writing and comply with the registered rules of the Union, may be made at any time from 08/08/2018.

Additional nomination forms are available from the Returning Officer.

Prospective candidates and nominators should verify their financial status and any other qualifications required by the Union's rules prior to lodging nominations.

Nominations must reach the Returning Officer via the lodgement method(s) stipulated below not later than 12:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on 06/09/2018.

How to lodge nominations, nominations must be lodged via the following method(s): By Post: Allison Valentine, Returning Officer, AEC, GPO BOX 4382 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 By Hand: Returning Officer, AEC, Level 8 Casselden 2 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Please make an appointment if you wish to lodge nomination/s by hand. By Fax: 02 6293 7603 By Email: A properly completed nomination form including all necessary signatures and attachments may be scanned and submitted as a pdf file to [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: 1. Emails to the AEC inbox that appear to be spam may be blocked. It is the responsibility of senders to ensure that their email reaches the AEC before the deadline for nominations. 2. In order to be able to be received by the AEC, emails (including attachments) should be no greater than 6 MB in size. 3. You may call 03 9285 7177 to enquire about the status of your nomination.

Withdrawing Nominations Nominations cannot be withdrawn after 12:00pm (AEST) on 06/09/2018.

Candidate Statements Candidates may submit a candidate statement of no more than 200 words and a passport sized photograph to be included with ballot material. Only statements which comply with the Rules and are received by the Returning Officer by 12:00pm (AEST)) on 13/09/2018 can be accepted.

Voting Period The ballot, if required, will open on 08/10/2018 and close at 5:00pm (AEDT) on 26/10/2018.

Scrutineers Candidates may appoint a scrutineer. Scrutineers must be a financial member of the Union. The appointment of scrutineers and closes at 5:00pm (AEDT) on 26/10/2018.

A form is available from the Returning Officer for the purposes of appointing Scrutineers.

Other Information Changed Address? Advise the Union now.

Please Note: A copy of the AEC's election report can be obtained from the Union or from the Returning Officer after the completion of the election.

Allison Valentine Returning Officer Telephone: 03 9285 7177 Email: [email protected] 08/08/2018