Western Australian Current Acts

REFERENDUMS ACT 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Terms used
            
   3.      Construction of applied provisions

   PART II -- The writ for a referendum  

   4.      Issue of writ
            
   5.      Form of writ
            
   6.      Address of writ and action on receipt
            
   7.      Arrangements for taking votes
            
   8.      Additional action in case of referendum as to Bill
            
   9.      Arguments in relation to referendum question

   PART III -- Voting at a referendum  

   10.     Voting on same day
            
   11.     Provisions of Electoral Act as to postal, absent voting etc. to apply
            
   12.     Polling places
            
   13.     Rolls
            
   14.     Voting entitlement
            
   15.     Question to be submitted to electors
            
   16.     Voting to be by ballot
            
   17.     Ballot papers
            
   18.     Provisions of Electoral Act as to ordinary voting etc. to apply
            
   19.     Simultaneous poll for referendum and election
            
   20.     Scrutineers at polling

   PART IV -- Ascertainment of result of referendum  

   21.     Terms used
            
   22.     Scrutiny and count of votes
            
   23.     Scrutineers at count
            
   24.     Informal ballot papers
            
   25.     Appointment of assistant returning officers and counting places to expedite count
            
   26.     Procedure for assistant returning officers
            
   27.     Procedure for returning officers
            
   28.     Appointment of assistant returning officers to count postal, absent votes etc.
            
   29.     Re-count

   PART V -- Return of writ and statement of result of referendum  

   30.     Return of writ and publication of statement
            
   31.     Validity of referendum
            
   32.     Retention, production and destruction of papers

   PART VI -- Disputed returns  

   33.     Reference to Supreme Court
            
   34.     Question
            
   35.     Powers of Supreme Court
            
   36.     Representation
            
   37.     Procedure
            
   38.     Notification of determination
            
   39.     Immaterial errors not to vitiate referendum

   PART VII -- Referendum offences  

   40.     Provisions of Electoral Act as to offences to apply
            
   41.     Supply of refreshments or entertainment
            
   42.     Bribery
            
   43.     Receipt of bribe by elector
            
   44.     Undue influence
            
   45.     Purposely rendering person unable to vote or incapable of voting
            
   46.     Misleading advertisements etc.
            
   47.     Misconduct at public meeting
            
   48.     Advertisements relating to referendums

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous  

   49.     Regulations
            
   50.     Temporary assistance
            
   51.     Disqualification of officers
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms