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ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Electoral Act 1907 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a, 6. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Electoral Act 1907

27 of 1907
(7 Edw. VII No. 27)

20 Dec 1907

1 Mar 1908 (see s. 2)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1911

44 of 1911
(1 Geo. V No. 55)

16 Feb 1911

1 May 1911 (see s. 1)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1912

56 of 1912
(3 Geo. V No. 37)

30 Dec 1912

30 Dec 1912

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1918

5 of 1918
(8 Geo. V No. 19) (as amended by No. 59 of 1919 s. 6)

18 Mar 1918

18 Mar 1918

Electoral Amendment Act 1919

59 of 1919
(10 Geo. V No. 47)

17 Dec 1919

17 Dec 1919

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1921

7 of 1921
(12 Geo. V No. 7)

26 Oct 1921

26 Oct 1921

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 in Appendix Session Volume 1928 (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1931

38 of 1931
(22 Geo. V No. 38)

3 Dec 1931

3 Dec 1931

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1934

39 of 1934
(25 Geo. V No. 38)

4 Jan 1935

4 Jan 1935

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1936

10 of 1936
(1 Edw. VIII No. 10)

3 Dec 1936

3 Dec 1936

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1940

18 of 1940
(4 Geo. VI No. 18)

29 Nov 1940

29 Nov 1940

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 3) 1940

47 of 1940
(4 & 5 Geo. VI No. 47)

30 Dec 1940

30 Dec 1940

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 in Volume 2 of Reprinted Acts 6 (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1948

63 of 1948
(12 & 13 Geo. VI No. 63)

21 Jan 1949

27 May 1949 (see s. 1 and Gazette 27 May 1949 p. 1133)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 21 Oct 1949 (not in a Volume) (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1949

26 of 1949
(13 Geo. VI No. 112)

22 Oct 1949

22 Oct 1949

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1951

58 of 1951
(15 & 16 Geo. VI No. 58)

7 Jan 1952

7 Jan 1952

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1952

57 of 1952
(1 Eliz. II No. 57)

23 Dec 1952

23 Dec 1952

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1953

34 of 1953
(2 Eliz. II No. 34)

18 Dec 1953

18 Dec 1953

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 19 Mar 1956 in Volume 9 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1957

53 of 1957
(6 Eliz. II No. 53)

6 Dec 1957

14 Feb 1958 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 1958 p. 244)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 3) 1959

59 of 1959
(8 Eliz. II No. 59)

3 Dec 1959

15 Jan 1960 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Jan 1960 p. 35)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 26 Feb 1962 (not in a Volume) (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1962

51 of 1962
(11 Eliz. II No. 51)

20 Nov 1962

20 Nov 1962

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1964

33 of 1964
(13 Eliz. II No. 33)

3 Nov 1964

31 Dec 1964 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Dec 1964 p. 4094)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 3) 1964

68 of 1964
(13 Eliz. II No. 68)

4 Dec 1964

31 Dec 1964 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Dec 1964 p. 4094)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 9 Feb 1965 in Volume 19 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above)

Decimal Currency Act 1965

113 of 1965

21 Dec 1965

Act other than s. 4-9: 21 Dec 1965 (see s. 2(1));
s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966 (see s. 2(2))

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1967

33 of 1967

17 Nov 1967

24 Nov 1967 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Nov 1967 p. 3195)

Electoral Act Amendment Act 1970

28 of 1970

20 May 1970

1 Nov 1970 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Oct 1970 p. 3343)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1970

94 of 1970

30 Nov 1970

5 Dec 1970 (see s. 2 and Gazette 4 Dec 1970 p. 3705)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 12 Jan 1971 (not in a Volume) (includes amendments listed above)

Metric Conversion Act 1972

94 of 1972

4 Dec 1972

Relevant amendments (see First Sch. 7) took effect on 1 Jan 1974 (see s. 4(2) and Gazette 7 Dec 1973 p. 4490)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1973

70 of 1973

6 Dec 1973

1 Jan 1974 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Dec 1973 p. 4725)

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1976

129 of 1976

9 Dec 1976

9 Dec 1976

Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979

39 of 1979

25 Oct 1979

23 Nov 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 23 Nov 1979 p. 3635)

Acts Amendment (Master, Supreme Court) Act 1979 Pt. XI

67 of 1979

21 Nov 1979

11 Feb 1980 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Feb 1980 p. 383)

Electoral Amendment Act 1980

52 of 1980

19 Nov 1980

19 Nov 1980

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 approved 8 Dec 1981 (includes amendments listed above)

Electoral Amendment Act 1982

31 of 1982

27 May 1982

11 Oct 1982 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Sep 1982 p. 3637)

Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982

123 of 1982

10 Dec 1982

10 Dec 1982

Electoral Amendment Act 1983

9 of 1983

29 Sep 1983

s. 5: 7 Oct 1983 (see s. 2 and Gazette 7 Oct 1983 p. 4066);
s. 1-4 and 6-28: 1 Nov 1983 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Oct 1983 p. 4147);
s. 29-31: 26 Jan 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Nov 1983 p. 4559)

Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1983

54 of 1983

13 Dec 1983

13 Dec 1983

Electoral Amendment Act (No. 3) 1983

66 of 1983

22 Dec 1983

26 Jan 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Jan 1984 p. 119)

Health Legislation Amendment Act 1984 Pt. VI

28 of 1984

31 May 1984

1 Jul 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Jun 1984 p. 1629)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Disqualification for Parliament) Act 1984 Pt. VII

78 of 1984

14 Nov 1984

1 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 17 May 1985 p. 1671)

Electoral Amendment Act 1984

76 of 1984

26 Nov 1984

s. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 1984;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 24 Dec 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 Dec 1984 p. 4173)

Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985

104 of 1985 (as amended by No. 1 of 1987)

7 Dec 1985

s. 1 and 2: 7 Dec 1985;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 1 May 1987 (see s. 3 of Act No. 1 of 1987 and Commonwealth Special Gazette 68 of 1987)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 as at 16 Jun 1986 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985)

Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 Pt. IV  8, 9

40 of 1987

12 Jul 1987

30 Oct 1987 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Oct 1987 p. 3977)

Electoral (Procedures) Amendment Act 1987

79 of 1987

1 Dec 1987

s. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 1987;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 16 Feb 1988 (see s. 2 and Gazette 16 Feb 1988 p. 477)

Electoral Amendment Act 1988

20 of 1988

9 Sep 1988

9 Sep 1988 (see s. 2)

Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988

58 of 1988

8 Dec 1988

s. 1 and 2: 8 Dec 1988;
Act other than s. 1 and 2: 27 Jan 1989 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jan 1989 p. 264)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 as at 1 Jan 1989 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electoral Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988)

Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 s. 123

24 of 1990

7 Sep 1990

20 Oct 1992 (see s. 2 and Gazette 2 Oct 1992 p. 4811)

Electoral Amendment Act 1990

66 of 1990

17 Dec 1990

14 Jan 1991

Criminal Law Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 s. 16(4)

51 of 1992

9 Dec 1992

6 Jan 1993

Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 10

75 of 1992 (as amended by No. 43 of 1996 Pt. 3; No. 64 of 2006 s. 55)

16 Dec 1992

s. 1 and 2: 16 Dec 1992;
Act other than s. 1, 2, 5 and 6: 9 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 8 Nov 1996 p. 6265);
s. 5 and 6 repealed by No. 64 of 2006 s. 55

Financial Administration Legislation Amendment Act 1993 s. 11

6 of 1993

27 Aug 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 8 11

31 of 1993

15 Dec 1993

1 Jul 1993 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 11

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 Pt. 26 and s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1996 Pt. 2

43 of 1996

16 Oct 1996

9 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 8 Nov 1996 p. 6265)

Financial Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 64

49 of 1996

25 Oct 1996

25 Oct 1996 (see s. 2(1))

Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 Pt. 6

69 of 1996

13 Nov 1996

13 Nov 1997 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 as at 22 Apr 1997 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 s. 5 and 6 and the Mental Health (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996)

Equal Opportunity Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997 s. 8

42 of 1997

9 Dec 1997

6 Jan 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 76

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Repeal and Amendment (Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration) Act 1998 s. 11

40 of 1998

30 Oct 1998

14 Apr 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Apr 1999 p. 1433)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 50

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Electoral Amendment Act 2000 12

36 of 2000

10 Oct 2000

s. 1 and 2: 10 Oct 2000;
Act other than s. 1, 2, 28 and Pt. 5: 21 Oct 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Oct 2000 p. 5899);
s. 28 and Pt. 5: 11 Nov 2000 (see s. 2 and Gazette 10 Nov 2000 p. 6193)

Reprint of the Electoral Act 1907 as at 15 Dec 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 s. 5 and 6)

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 s. 220

10 of 2001

28 Jun 2001

15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Jun 2001 p. 3257 and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285)

Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 56

50 of 2003

9 Jul 2003

15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 47

74 of 2003

15 Dec 2003

15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2)

Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58

4 of 2004

23 Apr 2004

21 May 2004 (see s. 2)

Children and Community Services Act 2004 s. 251

34 of 2004

20 Oct 2004

1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 468 13

55 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

24 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004 s. 80 and 82

84 of 2004

16 Dec 2004

2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette 7 Jan 2005 p. 53))

Electoral Amendment and Repeal Act 2005 Pt. 2

1 of 2005

20 May 2005

20 May 2005 (see s. 2)

Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005 s. 4

2 of 2005

23 May 2005

23 May 2005 (see s. 2)

Reprint 13: The Electoral Act 1907 as at 9 Sep 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 s. 5 and 6 and the Children and Community Services Act 2004)

Electoral Reform (Electoral Funding) Act 2006

55 of 2006

26 Oct 2006

27 Oct 2006 (see s. 2)

Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Pt. 3 14

64 of 2006

8 Dec 2006

5 Mar 2007 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 2 Mar 2007 p. 689)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 4 and 17

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Reprint 14: The Electoral Act 1907 as at 7 Dec 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 32 

29 of 2008

27 Jun 2008

1 Aug 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 22 Jul 2008 p. 3353)

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 34

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

Electoral Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2009

7 of 2009

21 May 2009

Pt. 1: 21 May 2009 (see s. 2(a));
Act other than Part 1: 1 Oct 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Sep 2009 p. 3393)

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 15

43 of 2000

2 Nov 2000

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(2))

Electoral Amendment Act 2008 s. 3-5 17

38 of 2008

3 Jul 2008

To be proclaimed (see s. 2)

2 The Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 was repealed by the State Superannuation Act 2000 s. 39 but its provisions continue to apply to and in relation to certain schemes because of the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 26 and those provisions may be amended by regulations under subsection (3) of that section. See also endnote 15.

3 Repealed by the Planning and Development (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 s. 4. The part of the State that was, as at 1 June 1988, described in the Third Schedule to the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959 is also described in the Planning and Development Act 2005 Sch. 3 as it was enacted on 12 December 2005.

4 Under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 s. 112(1), a reference to the Public Service Act 1978 is, unless the contrary is intended, to be read and construed as a reference to the Public Sector Management Act 1994.

5 Repealed by the Interpretation Act 1984.

6 In this reprint the renumbering of sections effected in the 1943 reprint (in Volume 2 of the Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia) and retained in subsequent reprints has again been retained. References to the original numbering are contained in the 1943 reprint.

7 The Schedule to the Metric Conversion Act 1972 was redesignated as the First Schedule by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1973.

8 The Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 s. 19(2) reads as follows:

“

(2) References to the Chief Electoral Officer in any written law shall, unless because of the context it would be inappropriate so to do, be read and construed as references to the Electoral Commissioner.

”.

9 The Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 s. 21(2) reads as follows:

“

(2) A Registrar or Returning Officer holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on and from that commencement, be deemed to have been appointed by the Electoral Commissioner.

”.

10 The Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 s. 8 is a transitional provision of no further effect.

11 The Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 19 is a savings and transitional provision that is of no further effect.

12 The Electoral Amendment Act 2000 s. 81(2) reads as follows:

“

(2) The repeal of Schedule 3 does not affect the operation of the Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990.

”.

13 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

14 The Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 27(2)-(4) read as follows:

“

(2) A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council immediately before the commencement —

(a) does not become disqualified, on the commencement, for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 section 38(a) or 40(a); and

(b) is not prevented from completing his or her current term as a member,

by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the Electoral Act 1907 section 4(1).

(3) A person who has been elected as a member of the Legislative Council but has not begun his or her term as a member before the commencement —

(a) does not become disqualified, on the commencement for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 section 38(a) or 40(a); and

(b) is not prevented from beginning and completing his or her term as a member,

by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the Electoral Act 1907 section 4(1).

(4) In subsections (2) and (3) —

commencement means the coming into operation of this section.

”.

15 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 75 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:

“

75. Various provisions repealed

The provisions listed in the Table to this section are repealed.

Table of provisions repealed

Act

Provision

.............................

.......

Electoral Act 1907

s. 5E(2)

.............................

.......

”.

16 Footnote no longer applicable.

17 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Electoral Amendment Act 2008 s. 3-5 had not come into operation. They read as follows:

“

3. The Act amended

The amendments in this Act are to the Electoral Act 1907.

4. Section 16A amended

Section 16A is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position —

“

person with judicial experience means a person who is or has been a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia;

”.

5. Section 16B amended

(1) Section 16B(1)(a) is deleted and the following is inserted instead —

“

(a) one shall be a person with judicial experience, appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Premier, who shall be chairman; and

”.

(2) Section 16B(2) is repealed and the following subsection is inserted instead —

“

(2) If the person appointed an Electoral Distribution Commissioner under subsection (1)(a) is absent or is for any other reason unable to act as an Electoral Distribution Commissioner, the Governor, on the recommendation of the Premier, may appoint another person with judicial experience to act in the office of Electoral Distribution Commissioner and as chairman during the absence or inability.

”.

(3) After section 16B(4) the following subsection is inserted —

“

(4A) Before making a recommendation under subsection (1)(a) or (2) that a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia be appointed, the Premier shall consult the Chief Justice of Western Australia.

”.

(4) Section 16B(5) is amended by inserting after “subsection” —

“ (1)(a), (2) or ”.

(5) After section 16B(5) the following subsections are inserted —

“

(5A) A person appointed under subsection (1)(a) shall hold office for such term, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in his or her instrument of appointment, and is eligible for reappointment once.

(5B) The appointment of a person who is a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia under subsection (1)(a) or (2) does not affect the person’s tenure of office as, or status as, a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia nor the payment of the person’s salary or allowances as a judge nor any other rights or privileges of the person as a judge.

(5C) If a person appointed under subsection (1)(a) or (2) is not a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the person’s conditions of service as an Electoral Distribution Commissioner, including remuneration and allowances, are to be determined by the Governor from time to time.

(5D) Any remuneration and allowances paid to a person under subsection (5C) do not affect any entitlements the person may have under the Judges’ Salaries and Pensions Act 1950.

”.
”.