Electoral Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ELECTORAL (No. 2).

No. 70 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend the Electoral Act, 1907-1970.

[Assented to 6th December, 1973.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral Act 2viattlicon.

Amendment Act, (No. 2) 1973.

(2) In this Act the Electoral Act, 1907-1970, is Reprinted asapproved for reprint 12th

referred to as the principal Act.

January.

1971.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Electoral Act, 1907-1973.

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Commence-

ment. 2. This Act shall come into operation on a date

to be fixed by proclamation.

Amendment

to section 33. 3. Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by

(Inspection	deleting the words "not exceeding ten cents" in the
of rolls by
Public.)	last line.
Amendment

to section 45.	4. Section 45 of the principal Act is amended
(Compulsory enrolment.)

(a) by adding after subsection (1) a passage as follows

Penalty: For a first offence, ten dollars and for a second or subsequent offence, twenty dollars. ; and

(b) by substituting for the word "four" in line twenty-one the word "ten" and for the word "ten" in line twenty-two the word "twenty".

Amendment

to section 81. 5. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of section

(Requisites

81 of the principal Act is amended by substituting

for

nomination.)

for the words "fifty dollars" in line two the words

"one hundred dollars".

Amendment

to section 92.	6. Section 92 of the principal Act is amended
(Directions
for postal

voting.) (a) by repealing paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and re-enacting it as follows

(b) The authorised witness shall sign his name in his own handwriting on the declaration in the space provided for the purpose and shall add the date he so signs and his address as at that date. ;

(b) by adding after the passage "declaration;" in line two of paragraph (c) of subsection (9) the word "or";

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(c) by repealing paragraph (d) of subsection (9) and re-enacting it as follows

(d) does not bear the address of the authorised witness as at the date he signed the declaration as required by paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, ;

(d)	by deleting the word "or" in line fourteen of subsection (9); and
(e)	by repealing paragraph (e) of subsection (9).

Amendment

7. Subsection (1) of section 94 of the principal to section 94.

Act is repealed and re-enacted as follows	witnesses.)
(Authorised

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section any person who has attained the age of eighteen years is an authorised witness for the purposes of this Division. .

8. Section 156 of the principal Act is amended totenert 156

by substituting for the words—

(Compulsory

voting.)

(a)	"two dollars for a first offence and not exceeding ten dollars" in lines seventeen, eighteen and nineteen of subsection (12) the words "five dollars for a first offence and not exceeding twenty dollars"; and
(b)	"Ten dollars" in the last line of subsection (16) the words "Twenty dollars".

Section 177

9. Section 177 of the principal Act is amended amended.

by deleting the words "the declaration of the poll at"

(Candidate

to submit an

in line two.

account of

election

expenses.)