Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The essential
parts of a claim shall be —
(a) the
surname and christian or given names in full of the claimant;
(b) the
residence of the claimant;
(c) the
date of birth of the claimant;
(d) the
place of birth of the claimant;
(e) the
usual signature of the claimant in his own handwriting; and
(f) the
usual signature in his own handwriting of the person who witnessed the signing
of the claim by the claimant.
(2) If the residence
of the claimant is within a local government district or townsite, the name of
the street and the number of the house, if numbered, shall be stated, and if
not numbered, such particulars shall be given as, in the opinion of the
enrolment officer, are sufficient to enable the exact locality of the
claimant’s residence to be ascertained.
(3) If the residence
of a claimant is not within a local government district or townsite, his
residence shall be stated with such particulars as are, in the opinion of the
enrolment officer, sufficient to enable the exact locality of the
claimant’s residence to be ascertained.
(4) If the claimant is
unable to insert in his claim the date of his birth because it is not known to
him but —
(a) the
claim contains a statement to that effect; and
(b) the
person who witnesses the claim certifies in writing that he is satisfied that
the claimant is not under 18 years of age,
the claim shall be
taken to sufficiently comply with subsection (1)(c).
[Section 44 amended by No. 44 of 1911
s. 14 and 43; No. 63 of 1948 s. 7; No. 33 of 1964
s. 16; No. 68 of 1964 s. 8; No. 33 of 1967 s. 6;
No. 94 of 1970 s. 4; No. 39 of 1979 s. 9; No. 31 of
1982 s. 4; No. 9 of 1983 s. 9; No. 79 of 1987 s. 9;
No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 36 of 2000 s. 28(2).]