Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Governor may
make regulations for carrying out this Act, and prescribing forms for use
under this Act.
[(2) deleted]
(3) In
subsections (4) to (8) ballot paper regulations means regulations made
for the purposes of section 113(1).
(4) Either House of
the Parliament, within 14 sitting days of that House after ballot paper
regulations have been laid before that House under section 42(1) of the
Interpretation Act 1984 , may, in pursuance of a motion upon notice, pass
a resolution disallowing the regulations.
(5)
Where —
(a) a
notice referred to in subsection (4) is given with respect to ballot
paper regulations; and
(b) at
the expiration of the period during which a resolution disallowing the
regulations could have been passed —
(i)
the notice has not been withdrawn and the relevant motion
has not been called on; or
(ii)
the relevant motion has been called on, moved and
seconded and has not been withdrawn or otherwise disposed of,
the regulations shall
be deemed to have been disallowed.
(6)
If —
(a)
neither House of the Parliament passes a resolution in accordance with
subsection (4) disallowing ballot paper regulations; and
(b) the
regulations have not been deemed to have been disallowed under
subsection (5),
the regulations take
effect on the day immediately following the last day upon which a resolution
disallowing them could have been passed or on such later day as is specified
or provided for in the regulations.
(7) If, before the
expiration of 14 sitting days of a House of the Parliament after ballot paper
regulations have been laid before that House —
(a) that
House, being the Legislative Assembly, is dissolved or expires, or the
Parliament is prorogued; and
(b) a
resolution for the disallowance of the regulations has not been passed by that
House,
the regulations shall,
for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been laid before that
House on the first sitting day of that House after the dissolution, expiry or
prorogation, as the case may be.
(8)
Sections 41(1)(b) and 42(2) to (8) of the Interpretation Act 1984 do
not apply to ballot paper regulations.
[Section 213 amended by No. 44 of 1911
s. 41; No. 33 of 1964 s. 39; No. 40 of 1987 s. 82;
No. 79 of 1987 s. 76; No. 36 of 2000 s. 81(1).]