Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person is
qualified to be elected as a member of a council if the
person —
(a) is
of or over the age of 18 years;
(b) is
an elector of the district;
(c) is
not disqualified from being elected as a member under section 2.20;
(d) is
not disqualified for membership of the council under section 2.21, 2.22,
2.23 or 2.24; and
(e) is
not disqualified by an order under section 5.113, 5.117 or 5.119 from
holding office as a member of a council.
(2) A person is not
qualified under subsection (1)(b) if he or she is only eligible for
enrolment under section 4.30(1)(a) and (b) —
(a) as
the nominee of a body corporate under section 4.31; or
(b)
because of Schedule 9.3, clause 12(2).
(3) A person who is
qualified under subsection (1) can be elected as a councillor for a ward
whether or not he or she is an elector of that ward.
[Section 2.19 amended by No. 1 of 1998
s. 5(1); No. 1 of 2007 s. 4.]