Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person who is a
commercial producer and is not —
(a) an
undischarged bankrupt; or
(b) a
person who has been convicted of an indictable offence for which a sentence of
imprisonment for 12 months or longer may be imposed,
may nominate for
election for appointment as an elective member of the Corporation.
(2) Every nomination
of a candidate for election as an elective member of the
Corporation —
(a)
shall be made in writing, in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1;
(b)
shall be signed by the candidate and by a proposer and seconder, both of whom
shall be persons enrolled on the electoral roll to be used at the election;
and
(c)
shall be sent or delivered to the returning officer so as to be in his hands
not later than 12 o’clock noon of the nomination day for the election.
(3) Every nomination
form received by the returning officer after the time specified in
subregulation (2)(c) shall be rejected by him.
(4) Forthwith, after
12 o’clock noon of the nomination day, the returning officer shall
examine all the nominations received by him and satisfy himself that the
candidates whose names appear on the nomination forms are eligible for
election, and that the persons who have signed the forms as proposer and
seconder are entitled to do so.
(5) The returning
officer shall reject any nomination form which, in his opinion, is not in
order as required by these regulations, and any such rejection shall be final
and conclusive.
(6) Where the number
of candidates nominated does not exceed the number of candidates to be
elected, the returning officer shall forthwith certify that fact to the
Corporation, together with the names, addresses and occupations of the
candidates nominated in accordance with Form 2 in Schedule 1 and such
certificate, when received by the Corporation, shall be final and conclusive
evidence of the election of the candidates as members of the Corporation.
(7) Where the Chairman
of the Corporation receives the certificate specified in
subregulation (6) he shall cause a copy to be published in the Government
Gazette and in a newspaper published in Perth.
(8) Where the number
of candidates nominated exceeds the number to be elected, the returning
officer shall hold an election in accordance with these regulations.
[Regulation 9 amended in Gazette
1 Sep 1995 p. 4064.]