Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
chief executive officer, prisons means the chief
executive officer as defined in the Prisons Act 1981 section 3;
mentally impaired accused has the meaning given to
that term in the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
Part 5;
prisoner means a person of a kind referred to in
section 18(1)(b) to (cd) who is detained in a prison;
required information , in relation to a person,
means that person’s name, address, date of birth, occupation and sex;
secretary, Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board
means the secretary of the Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board established
under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 .
(2) As soon as
practicable after the beginning of each month —
(a) the
chief executive officer, prisons must forward to the Electoral
Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a prisoner during the preceding month; and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a prisoner during the preceding month;
and
(b) the
secretary, Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board must forward to the
Electoral Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a mentally impaired accused during the preceding month; and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a mentally impaired accused during the preceding
month.
(3) Within 4 days
after the date of the writ for an election —
(a) the
chief executive officer, prisons must forward to the Electoral
Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a prisoner during the period since a list was last forwarded
under subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a prisoner during the period since a list was last
forwarded under subsection (2)(a)(ii);
and
(b) the
secretary, Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board must forward to the
Electoral Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a mentally impaired accused during the period since a list
was last forwarded under subsection (2)(b)(i); and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a mentally impaired accused during the period since a
list was last forwarded under subsection (2)(b)(ii).
(4) If required
information is forwarded to the Electoral Commissioner under
subsection (2)(a)(i) or (3)(a)(i) in relation to a person referred
to in section 18(1)(c), the chief executive officer, prisons must include
in the list containing the required information the length of the term of
detention or imprisonment of the person.
[Section 59 inserted by No. 64 of 2006
s. 25; amended by No. 7 of 2009 s. 10.]