Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
section 11, the term of office of a member of the Senate referred to in
section 8(1)(a), (b), (c), (i) or (j) is 4 years from the date of
the appointment or election of the member or the date the member is selected
and coopted as a member.
(2) Subject to
section 11, the terms of office of the members of the Senate referred to
in section 8(1)(g) are —
(a) one
year from the date of the election of the member, in the case of one of the
members; and
(b)
2 years from the date of the election of the member, in the case of the
other member.
(3) Subject to
section 11, the term of office of a member of the Senate referred to in
section 8(1)(h) is one year from the date of the election of the
member.
(4) A member of the
Senate who has held office by election, appointment or selection and cooption
for an initial term is eligible to hold office for a subsequent term or terms
as long as any consecutive period of membership does not exceed 12 years.
(5) The Senate may
increase the period mentioned in subsection (4) in the case of a
particular member if the Senate is of the view that there are exceptional
circumstances in that member’s case.
[Section 9 inserted by No. 8
of 2005 s. 52.]