Western Australian Current Regulations

ELECTORAL REGULATIONS 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Terms used  
   3.      Reference in declaration or statement to district includes reference to whole of State electorate  
   4.      Regulations apply to more than one election held on same day

   PART 2 -- Charges and forms  

   6.      Certain declarations and appointments, forms of etc. (Sch. 2)  
   7.      Forms prescribed etc. (Sch. 3)

   PART 3 -- Rolls  

   8.      Content of rolls; when information may be omitted  
   10.     Manner of marking roll prescribed (Act s. 47(3)(g))  
           10A. Manner prescribed of recording on roll the issue of ballot paper (Act s. 126(1))

   PART 4 -- Early, absent and provisional voting  

   11.     Application for early ballot paper, matters prescribed for (Act s. 90)  
           13. Early ballot paper posted etc. to returning officer etc., how to be dealt with (Act s. 92(4a))  
           14. Absent vote, how to be taken  
   15.     Provisional vote, how to be taken  
   16.     Records of early, absent and provisional votes, presiding officer’s duties as to  
   17.     Early, absent and provisional votes in ballot box, how to be dealt with  
   18.     Early, absent and provisional votes and records, returning officer to forward to Electoral Commissioner  
   19.     Declarations as to early ballot papers and counting of votes, scrutiny of etc.  
   20.     Declarations as to and counting of absent votes and provisional votes, scrutiny of  
   21.     Ballot paper in envelope to be rejected if not ballot paper for relevant election

   PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   22.     Enrolment procedure; person not enrolled, Commissioner’s powers as to etc.  
   22A.    Procedure if same person relied on as member by 2 or more political parties (Act s. 62CA)  
           22B. Manner of deposit (Act s. 81(1)(b))  
           23. Person not voting, matters prescribed in relation to (Act s. 156)  
           24. Appointment of scrutineer (Act s. 137 and 146C)  
           25. Manner prescribed of verifying nomination made by message sent electronically (Act s. 156C)  
           26. Manner prescribed of declaring election after re‑count (Act s. 156D(8))  
           27. Officer prescribed (Act s. 162(1)(ca))  
           28. Public employee etc. standing for election to take leave etc.  
   29.     Transmission and destruction of records of election  
   29A.    Articles prescribed that can be used for electoral advertising (Act s. 187(2)(d))

   PART 6 -- Transitional  

   31.     Transitional provision for Electoral Amendment Regulations 2022
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3