Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A claim is in
order for the purposes of this section if it complies with
sections 42(b) and 44.
(2) If a
claim —
(a) is
in order and is not objected to by the enrolment officer under
section 47; or
(b)
although it is not in order on receipt by the enrolment officer,
is —
(i)
rectified as mentioned in subsection (5); and
(ii)
not objected to by the enrolment officer under
section 47,
the enrolment officer
shall enrol the claimant by entering his name and the other prescribed
particulars on the roll.
(3) If a claim is not
in order the enrolment officer shall —
(a)
reject it and give notice of the rejection to the claimant in the prescribed
form; or
(b) make
enquiries or seek further information under subsection (5).
(4) The enrolment
officer may exercise any power mentioned in subsection (3)
notwithstanding that the power is for the time being vested also in the
Australian Electoral Officer for this State pursuant to section 31.
(5) If a part of a
claim is not in order but the enrolment officer considers that any defect in
that part may be able to be rectified as a result of the making of enquiries
or the seeking of further information or otherwise, he may, for that purpose
and without prejudice to enrolment as provided in subsection (2)(b),
defer rejection of the claim until he considers it is no longer expedient to
seek to have the claim rectified.
[Section 44A inserted by No. 9 of 1983
s. 10; amended by No. 36 of 2000 s. 28(1) and (2).]