Western Australian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO. 47 OF 2024) - SECT 35

35 .         Section 4.92 amended

        (1)         In section 4.92:

            (a)         delete “A candidate” and insert:

        (1)         A candidate

            (b)         delete “expressly”;

            (c)         delete the Penalty and insert:

        Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 24 months and a fine of $24 000.

        (2)         At the end of section 4.92 insert:

        (2)         For the purposes of the application of subsection (1) to a person authorised to act on behalf of a candidate in connection with an election, it does not matter if the person was not authorised to do the act referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d).

        Note: The heading to amended section 4.92 is to read:

                Offences relating to postal votes