Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005 (WA)

Western Australia

Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005

Western Australia

Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005

CONTENTS

1.	Short title	1
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended	2
4.	Electoral Act 1907 amended	2

Western Australia

Constitution and Electoral Amendment

Act 2005

No. 2 of 2005

An Act to amend the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 and the

Electoral Act 1907.

[Assented to 23 May 2005]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.             Short title

This is the Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005.

Constitution and Electoral Amendment Act 2005

s. 2

2.             Commencement

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on the

day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2)

If the Electoral Amendment and Repeal Act 2005 has not

received the Royal Assent before the day referred to in

subsection (1), this Act comes into operation immediately after

that Act comes into operation.

3. Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended

(1)

The amendments in this section are to the Constitution Acts

Amendment Act 1899*.

[* Reprint 13 as at 18 March 2005.]

(2)

Section 18 is amended by deleting “57” and inserting instead —

“ 59 ”.

4. Electoral Act 1907 amended

(1)	The amendments in this section are to the Electoral Act 1907*.
[* Reprinted as at 15 December 2000.

For subsequent amendments see Western Australian

Legislation Information Tables for 2004, Table 1, p. 136-7.]

(2)

Section 16C(1) is amended by deleting “57” and inserting

instead —

“ 59 ”.

(3)

Section 16F(4)(b) is amended by deleting “57”.