Western Australian Current Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CONSTITUTION) REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 13

13 .         Oaths, affirmations and declarations (s. 2.29, 2.42)

        (1)         For the purposes of sections 2.29 and 2.42 —

        [(a), (b)         deleted]

            (c)         the form of declaration for a mayor, president, deputy mayor, deputy president or councillor is that in Form 7;

            (d)         the form of declaration for a commissioner is that in Form 8.

        (2)         A declaration required by section 2.29 to be made by a person elected as a mayor or president is to be made before —

            (a)         the immediate predecessor of the person in the office of mayor or president; or

            (b)         an authorised person.

        (3)         A declaration required by section 2.29 to be made by a person elected as a councillor, deputy mayor or deputy president is to be made before an authorised person.

        (4)         A declaration required by section 2.42 to be made by a person appointed as a commissioner is to be made before an authorised person.

        (5)         In this regulation —

        authorised person means a person before whom a statutory declaration can be made under the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 .

        [Regulation 13 amended: Gazette 20 Jan 2006 p. 380-1.]