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Bill
Electoral Amendment Bill 2000
Bill No.
134
Long Title
The purpose of this Bill is to implement a number of changes recommended by the Western Australian Electoral Commisioner, including - providing for the formal registration of political parties; enabling greater efficiency and convenience in the casting and processing of absentee and postal votes, and in candidate nominations; and removing a number of obsolete provisions from the Electoral Act 1907.
Status
Assented to 10/10/2000
Royal Assent given 10 Oct 2000 as Act No. 36 of 2000. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also
Assent and Commencement information for Acts
)
Current Bill
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Bill134-1B
Previous Versions of this Bill
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
Introduced
14 Jun 2000
First Reading
14 Jun 2000
Second Reading
14 Jun 2000
1
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
27 Jun 2000
Consideration in Detail
28 Jun 2000
Third Reading
29 Jun 2000
Legislative Council
Date
Note No.
Related Documents
First Reading
29 Jun 2000
Second Reading
29 Jun 2000
Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Agreed
14 Sep 2000
Committee of the whole
14 Sep 2000
Amendments adopted
20 Sep 2000
Third Reading
20 Sep 2000
Messages Between Houses
Date
Note No.
Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly
21 Sep 2000
Other Procedures
Date
Note No.
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Reinstated to the stage reached in the previous Session
17 Aug 2000
Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly
21 Sep 2000
Notes
1. Explanatory memorandum provided.