Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 31A

31A .         Arrangement with Commonwealth for sharing of certain information for revision of rolls

        (1)         The Governor may arrange with the Governor General of the Commonwealth for the Australian Electoral Officer to notify the Electoral Commissioner (whether in lists or otherwise) of the name and description of each person whose name is removed, in accordance with the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 , from the Commonwealth roll for this State on the ground that he is no longer living at the address in respect of which he was enrolled.

        (2)         During any period when an arrangement is in operation under subsection (1), subsection (3) shall have effect notwithstanding anything in this Act.

        (3)         If the Electoral Commissioner is satisfied that a person — 

            (a)         is named in a notification received by him pursuant to an arrangement under subsection (1); and

            (b)         is enrolled under this Act as living at the address referred to in the notification,

                he shall cause the name of the person to be removed from the roll.

        [Section 31A inserted by No. 9 of 1983 s. 5; amended by No. 76 of 1984 s. 5; No. 40 of 1987 s. 84; No. 79 of 1987 s. 8; No. 36 of 2000 s. 28(1).]