2024 Divisional Council Elections

Divisional Council Elections 

The Divisional Council elections are conducted to elect members to the position of Councillor in accordance with Article 64 of the Constitution.

Divisional Council elections are conducted in accordance with Part 6 (Election Procedures) of CPA Australia By-Laws.

Members who are successfully elected to a Divisional Council in 2024 will be appointed for a three-year term commencing on 1 January 2025.

Information for Members

The number of nominations received for the 2024 Divisional Councils going to the ballot are listed below. 

In accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws, some Divisional Councillors were eligible to nominate for reappointment to Council for a further term. 

Eligibility

Members who hold the necessary membership status as set out in Article 63(c) of the Constitution nominate for election to the Divisional Council for their Division.

Associate Members*, Honorary Members, Members under suspension, and Members with outstanding fees, fines, or other amounts payable to CPA Australia that are more than three months overdue are not entitled to stand for election or to vote in the Divisional Council election.

(*Associate Members who qualify under Article 63(c)(ii) of the Constitution are eligible to nominate for Divisional Council)

Conduct of Elections and Voting by Members 

Elections are conducted in accordance with Part 6 (Election Procedure) of CPA Australia’s By-Laws. 

Where the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot will be held. Divisional Council elections are conducted on behalf of CPA Australia by the independent online polling firm BigPulse.

Members eligible to vote in their Divisional Council election will receive ballot information on or around Wednesday 18 September, and the ballot will open at 9.00am local time on that day.

The ballot will close at 5.00pm local time on Monday 14 October.

Members with email addresses recorded by CPA Australia will receive their invitations to vote electronically. Members without email addresses will receive their invitation to vote through the post. Members will have electronic access to candidate details and can lodge their ballots electronically.

Instructions on how to lodge a valid vote will be provided with the voting information in accordance with Part 6 of the By-Laws, and the ballot will be conducted as ‘optional-preferential.’ 

Returning Officers

Regional Heads are deemed 'Returning Officers' for the election process and ballot conduct for Divisional Councils.

Nomination and Ballot Results

Notification of the 2024 Divisional Council nomination and ballot results will be announced in November across local editions of CPA Update, Divisional newsletters and on the CPA Australia website.

Further Queries

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