Western Australian Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT 2000 (NO. 36 OF 2000) - SECT 25

25 .         Referendums Act 1983 amended

        (1)         The amendments in this section are to the Referendums Act 1983 *.

        [*         Reprinted as at 21 January 2000. ]

        (2)         Section 2(1) is amended by deleting the definition of “Clerk of the Writs”.

        (3)         Section 4(1) is amended by deleting “, by warrant under his hand, direct the Clerk of the Writs to issue a writ” and inserting instead —

                “ cause a writ to be issued ”.

        (4)         Section 4(2) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “warrant” and inserting instead —

                “ writ ”;

            (b)         by inserting after “published” —

                “ by the Electoral Commissioner ”.

        (5)         Section 4(3) is repealed.

        (6)         Section 8(a) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “, by his warrant under section 4(1), direct the Clerk of the Writs to attach to the writ” and inserting instead —

                “ cause ”;

            (b)         by deleting “and the Clerk of the Writs shall give effect to that direction” and inserting instead —

                “ to be attached to the writ ”.