Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Governor may,
on the recommendation of the Minister, by order —
(a)
specify an estimate of a district’s population; and
(b)
provide that the specified estimate is taken to be the district’s
population for the purposes of sections 2.17 and 2.17A.
(2) The order must
provide for the provision made under subsection (1)(b) to have effect —
(a) on
and from an ordinary election day for the local government; or
(b)
subject to subsection (3), on and from an election day for the local
government that is not an ordinary election day.
(3) Provision can be
made under subsection (2)(b) only if the Minister is satisfied that the
provision is appropriate because of particular circumstances.
Examples for this subsection:
1. The offices of
members of the council have been declared vacant under section 2.37 and the
next election for the local government will be an election under section 4.13.
2. The council has
been dismissed under section 8.25(1) and the next election for the local
government will be an election under section 4.14.
(4) Before making a
recommendation under subsection (1), the Minister must consult the Government
Statistician.
(5) An estimate of a
district’s population recommended under subsection (1) must be either
—
(a) an
estimate —
(i)
that has been published under the Statistics Act 1907
section 14; or
(ii)
that has been approved by the Government Statistician in
the course of the consultation under subsection (4);
or
(b) an
estimate that, in the Minister’s opinion, is substantially derived from
statistics or other information —
(i)
that has been published under the Statistics Act 1907
section 14; or
(ii)
that has been approved by the Government Statistician in
the course of the consultation under subsection (4).
(6) The Minister must,
in consultation with the Government Statistician, review an estimate specified
in an order under this section at intervals of no more than 5 years with a
view to deciding whether the estimate should be replaced.
(7) The Government
Statistician must provide the Minister with any assistance requested in the
course of a consultation under subsection (4) or (6).
(8) In subsections (4)
to (7) —
Government Statistician means the Government
Statistician appointed under the Statistics Act 1907 .
(9) The
Interpretation Act 1984 section 42 applies to an order made under this section
as if the order were regulations made under this Act.
[Section 2.16B inserted: No. 11 of 2023 s. 13.]
[Heading inserted: No. 11 of 2023 s. 13.]