Western Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 2.34

2.34 .         How extraordinary vacancies occur in offices elected by council

        (1)         The office of a member of a council as a councillor mayor or president, deputy mayor or deputy president becomes vacant if the member —

            (a)         ceases to be a councillor under section 2.32; or

            (b)         resigns from the office; or

            (c)         does not make the declaration required by section 2.29(2) within 2 months after being elected to the office; or

            (d)         being the deputy mayor or deputy president, is elected by the council as mayor or president of the council.

        (2)         A person who holds an office referred to in subsection (1) immediately before an ordinary elections day continues to hold that office after that day (whether or not he or she ceases to be a councillor on that day) until his or her term of office ends under item 11 or 12 of the Table to section 2.28.

        [Section 2.34 amended: No. 2 of 2012 s. 9.]