Electoral Amendment Act 1980 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ELECTORAL.

No. 52 of 1980

AN ACT to amend the Electoral Act 1907-1979.

[Assented to 19 November 1980.]

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:—

Short title

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

Amendment Act 1980.	citation.
Approved

(2) In this Act the Electoral Act 1907-1979 is for reprint 12 January

referred to as the principal Act.

1971;

amended by

Acts Nos.

94 of 1972,

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may 70 of 1973, 129 of 3976,

be cited as the Electoral Act 1907-1980. and 39 and 67 of 1979.

No. 52.] Electoral. [1980.

Section 187A

inserted. 2. After section 187 of the principal Act, the

following section is inserted-

Purposely

rendering	" 187A. (1) A person who does any act or
Person
Unable to	engages in any course of conduct intending
vote or
Incapable	that as a result thereof another person-
of voting.

(a) will be rendered; or

(b) will be encouraged or assisted to render himself,

unable to vote or mentally incapable of voting commits an offence and is liable to be punished under subsection (2) of section 188 of this Act.

(2) Subject to proof of the other elements of the offence, a person is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) notwithstanding that

(a)	the other person was not rendered or did not render himself unable or incapable as mentioned therein; or
(b)	the other person did vote.

(3) An act or course of conduct which is made an offence under subsection (1) is also an illegal practice for the purposes of this Act. " .