Western Australian Current Acts

REFERENDUMS ACT 1983 - SECT 13

13 .         Rolls to be used for referendums

        (1)         The Electoral Commissioner must cause a roll to be prepared for the referendum.

        (2)         A separate roll must be prepared under subsection (1) for each district.

        (3)         Subject to subsection (2), the Electoral Act 1907 Part IV Division 1A applies to the preparation of a roll under subsection (1), with all necessary modifications, including the following —

            (a)         a reference to an election is taken to be a reference to the referendum;

            (b)         a reference to the close of the roll for an election is taken to be a reference to the last day on which a person may be enrolled under the Electoral Act 1907 to vote at the referendum;

            (c)         a reference to a person who may vote in an election is taken to be a reference to a person who may vote at the referendum;

            (d)         a reference to polling day is taken to be a reference to the day on which the referendum is held.

        [Section 13 inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 192.]