Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this Act,
unless the contrary intention appears —
authorized manner in relation to the marking of a
vote on a ballot paper used for a referendum means a manner of
marking —
(a)
prescribed in section 16(2);
(b)
prescribed in the Act by which the referendum is authorized or required; or
(c)
directed on the ballot paper,
as the case may require;
district means an electoral district for the
election of a member of the Legislative Assembly;
election means an election of members of the
Legislative Assembly or of the Legislative Council under the
Electoral Act 1907 other than an election under sections 156C and
156D of that Act;
Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral
Commissioner appointed under the Electoral Act 1907 ;
electors means the electors qualified to vote for
the election of members of the Legislative Assembly according to the
provisions of the Electoral Act 1907 ;
officer means an officer appointed under this Act
or whose appointment has effect for the purposes of this Act;
official paper means paper referred to in
section 113(4) of the Electoral Act 1907 ;
referendum means the submission of a question to
the electors pursuant to an Act but does not include any election under the
Electoral Act 1907 ;
referendum as to a Bill means a referendum on the
question for the approval or otherwise of a Bill for an Act that has been
passed by both Houses of Parliament;
Returning Officer means the Returning Officer for
a district appointed for the purposes of the Electoral Act 1907 and
includes a person exercising or discharging the powers, functions and duties
of the Returning Officer.
(2) A reference in
this Act to the holding of a referendum on the same day as an election is a
reference to the votes of the electors for the purposes of a referendum being
taken on the day on which the polling at an election is conducted.
[Section 2 amended by No. 40 of 1987
ss.98 and 103; No. 79 of 1987 s.80; No. 43 of 1996 s.30; No. 36
of 2000 s.25(2).]