Western Australian Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT 2000 (NO. 36 OF 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      The Act amended

   PART 2 -- Amendments about writs  

   4.      Section 4 amended  
   5.      Section 13 amended  
   6.      Section 14 amended  
   7.      Section 63 repealed  
   8.      Section 64 amended  
   9.      Section 65 replaced  
   65.     Notice to be published 5  
   10.     Section 67 amended  
   11.     Section 69 replaced  
   69.     Form of writ 6  
   12.     Section 72 amended  
   13.     Section 73 repealed  
   14.     Section 74 replaced  
   74.     Address and distribution of writs 7  
   15.     Section 75 amended  
   16.     Section 76 amended  
   17.     Section 88 amended  
   18.     Section 147 replaced  
   147.    Declaration of poll and certification and return of writ 9  
   19.     Section 156E amended  
   20.     Section 175Y amended  
   21.     Section 191A amended  
   22.     Constitution Act 1889 amended  
   23.     Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  
   24.     Public Sector Management Act 1994 amended  
   25.     Referendums Act 1983 amended  
   26.     Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 amended  
   27.     Tobacco Control Act 1990 amended

   PART 3 -- Amendments about Registrars, enrolment and rolls  

   28.     Various provisions as to Registrars and their functions amended  
   29.     Various provisions as to arrangements with the Commonwealth amended  
   30.     Section 22 amended  
   31.     Section 25 replaced  
   25.     Inspection and purchase of rolls 23  
   32.     Sections 17 and 119 amended

   PART 4 -- Amendments about nominations  

   33.     Section 70 amended  
   34.     Section 78 amended  
   35.     Section 81A inserted  
   81A.    Centralised nomination procedure 25  
   36.     Section 83 amended  
   37.     Section 84 amended  
   38.     Section 85 replaced  
   85.     Place of declaration of nominations and hour of nomination 28  
   39.     Various provisions amended  
   40.     Section 86 amended  
   41.     Section 87 amended  
   42.     Section 113D amended

   PART 5 -- Amendments about early voting  

   43.     Section 4 amended  
   44.     Section 90 amended  
   45.     Section 92 amended  
   46.     Section 93 amended  
   47.     Section 211 amended  
   48.     Consequential amendments  
   49.     Referendums Act 1983 amended

   PART 6 -- Amendments about polling places  

   50.     Section 100 amended  
   51.     Section 112 amended  
   52.     Section 142A amended  
   53.     Section 144 amended  
   54.     Referendums Act 1983 amended

   PART 7 -- Amendments about vacancies in the Legislative Council  

   55.     Section 156A amended and consequential amendments  
   56.     Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  
   57.     Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 amended

   PART 8 -- Amendments about political finance  

   58.     Part VI heading replaced

   PART VI -- Disclosure of gifts, income and expenditure  

   59.     Section 175 amended  
   60.     Section 175E amended  
   61.     Section 175ZF amended

   PART 9 -- Amendments about the registration of political parties  

   62.     Section 4 amended  
   63.     Part IIIA inserted

   PART IIIA -- Registration of political parties  

   62B.    Scope of PART 47  
   62C.    Definitions and interpretation 47  
   62D.    Register of political parties 48  
   62E.    Applications for registration 49  
   62F.    Variation of application 50  
   62G.    Publication of notice of application 51  
   62H.    Registration 52  
   62I.    Registration of existing parliamentary parties 53  
   62J.    Refusal of registration 54  
   62K.    Amendment of register 56  
   62L.    Cancellation of registration 56  
   62M.    Public access to register 58  
   62N.    Review of decisions 59  
   62O.    False representation as to registration 60  
   62P.    Request to provide information 60  
   62Q.    Offences relating to information 60  
   62R.    Evidence by certificate 61  
   64.     Section 25A amended  
   65.     Section 113C amended  
   66.     Section 175 amended

   PART 10 -- Amendments about transmission of electoral matter  

   67.     Section 4 amended  
   68.     Sections 142 and 142A amended  
   69.     Section 144 amended  
   70.     Section 209 amended  
   71.     Section 210 replaced  
   210.    Electronic communication of electoral matter 64

   PART 11 -- General amendments  

   72.     Section 5F amended  
   73.     Section 5G amended  
   74.     Section 99A amended  
   75.     Section 103 repealed  
   76.     Section 122A amended  
   77.     Section 126 amended and consequential amendments to sections 122A and 150  
   78.     Section 130 amended  
   79.     Section 187 amended  
   80.     Section 191A amended  
   81.     Miscellaneous amendments about ballot paper forms and saving provision  
   82.     Other miscellaneous amendments
            
           
[Assented to 10 October 2000]