Electoral Amendment Rules 2022 (WA)

22 November 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5459

JUSTICE

JU301

Electoral Act 1907

Electoral Amendment Rules 2022

SL 2022/201

Made by the judges of the Supreme Court.

1.   Citation

These rules are the Electoral Amendment Rules 2022.

2.   Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

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

3. Rules amended

These rules amend the Electoral Rules 1908.

4.           Rule 2 amended

In rule 2:

(a) delete "Council for the Province in question," and insert:

Council,

(b) delete "the First Schedule," and insert:

Schedule 1,

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5. Rule 3 amended
In rule 3 delete "the Master" and insert:

a Court officer

6. Rule 4 amended
In rule 4:

(a) delete "The Master" and insert:

A Court officer

(b)	delete "he";
(c)	delete "some newspaper circulating in the Province or District for which the election was held" and insert:
a newspaper circulating generally in the State, or in the district for which the election was held, as the case requires,

7.           Rule 5 amended

In rule 5 delete "an office" and insert:

a sealed

8.            Rule 6 amended

In rule 6:

(a)	delete "Master, at the Central Office of the Supreme
Court in Perth," and insert:

Central Office of the Supreme Court

(b) delete "address, not more than one mile from the Central Office," and insert:

address

(c) delete "Master," (2w' occurrence) and insert:

Central Office,

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(d) delete "office" and insert:

sealed

9. Rule 7 amended
In rule 7(b) and (c) delete "Master" and insert:

Court

10.          Rule 8 amended

In rule 8 delete "Master" and insert:

Court

11.          Rule 10 amended

In rule 10 delete "Master" and insert:

Court

12.          Rule 11 amended

In rule 11 delete "some paper or papers circulating in the
Province or District for which the election was held." and insert:

a newspaper circulating generally in the State, or in the district
for which the election was held, as the case requires.

13.          Rule 12 amended

In rule 12 delete "some newspaper or newspapers circulating in the Province or District for which the election was held," and insert:

a newspaper circulating generally in the State, or in the district
for which the election was held, as the case requires,

14.          Rule 15 amended

In rule 15:

(a) delete "by the First Schedule" and insert:

in Schedule 1

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(b) delete "by the Second Schedule" and insert:

in Schedule 2

15.          First Schedule amended

(1) Delete the heading to the First Schedule and insert:

Schedule 1 - Forms

[r. 2 and 15]

(2)	In the First Schedule delete "Forms".
(3)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Petition" delete "for the

Province [or of" and insert:

[or of a member of

(4)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Notice of Presentation of Petition," delete "Master" and insert:
Principal Registrar
(5)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Address for Service":

(a)	delete "Master of the";
(b)	delete "Assembly] for the Province [or District]" and insert:

as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the

District]

(6)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Notice of Application
for Leave to withdraw Petition" delete "for the Province [or of" and insert:
[or of a member of
(7)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Notice of intention not to oppose Petition":

(a)	delete "for the	Province [or of" and
insert:
[or of a member of

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(b) delete "Master of the".

(8)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Notice of Trial" delete
"for the Province [or of" and insert:
[or of a member of
(9)	In the First Schedule in the form headed "Summons of a Witness"
delete "for the Province [or of" and insert:
[or of a member of

16. Second Schedule amended

(1) Delete the heading to the Second Schedule and insert:

Schedule 2 — Fees

[r. 15]

(2) In the Second Schedule delete "Fees".

Date: 15 November 2022.

The Hon. Chief Justice Peter Quinlan

Chief Justice of Western Australia

Supreme Court of Western Australia.