Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Electoral
Commissioner may, at any time, be suspended or removed from his office by the
Governor on addresses from both Houses of Parliament.
(2) Where the Governor
is satisfied that the Electoral Commissioner —
(a) is
incapable of properly performing the duties of his office; or
(b) has
shown himself incompetent properly to perform, or has neglected, those duties;
or
(c) is,
according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or
a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or
(d) has
been guilty of misconduct,
the Governor may
suspend him from his office.
(3) When the Electoral
Commissioner has been suspended from his office under subsection (2) he
shall be restored to office unless —
(a) a
statement of the grounds of his suspension is laid before each House of
Parliament during the first 7 sitting days of that House following the
suspension; and
(b) each
House of Parliament, during the session in which the statement is so laid, and
within 30 sitting days of that statement being so laid, passes an address
praying for his removal from his office.
[Section 5C inserted by No. 40 of 1987
s. 20; amended by No. 18 of 2009 s. 34.]