Electoral Amendment Regulations 2016 (WA)

3470 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 August 2016

ELECTORAL

EL301*

Electoral Act 1907

Electoral Amendment Regulations 2016

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Electoral Amendment
Regulations 2016.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Electoral Regulations 1996.

4.             Regulation 24 replaced

Delete regulation 24 and insert:

24.           Appointment of scrutineer (Act s. 137 and 146C)

The appointment of a scrutineer under section 137 or
146C must be signed —

(a)	by the person by whom the scrutineer is appointed; or
(b)	if the scrutineer is appointed by a group — by any of the candidates in the group.

5.             Schedule 2 amended

In Schedule 2 Form 3:

(a) delete “a candidate” and insert:

a candidate/the official agent of a candidate*

(b) at the end of Form 3 insert:

*Strike out whichever is not applicable.

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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