Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), where after receiving or taking notice of a vacancy under
section 156B the Governor receives a notice under
section 156C(1)(b), 156D(2) or 156D(13) in relation to the vacancy the
Governor shall cause a writ to be issued for an election in the region
concerned to fill the vacancy.
(2) A writ shall not
be issued under subsection (1) on or after 1 January in the year in
which the term of service of the member whose seat has been vacated would have
expired and, in that case, the vacancy shall be deemed for the purposes of
sections 8(6) and 10 of the Constitution Acts Amendment
Act 1899 to occur by effluxion of time at the close of 21 May in
that year.
[Section 156E inserted by No. 40 of 1987
s. 79; amended by No. 66 of 1990 s. 4; No. 36 of 2000
s. 19.]