Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Scrutineers may be
appointed by candidates or candidates’ official agents to represent the
candidates at polling places during the polling but —
(a) at a
single member election, not more than one scrutineer at a time shall be
allowed to each candidate at each polling place, or section of a polling
place, if divided;
(b) at a
Council election where the relevant number is more than one —
(i)
not more than one scrutineer at a time shall be allowed
to each group; and
(ii)
not more than one scrutineer at a time shall be allowed
to each candidate who is not included in any group,
at each polling place,
or section of a polling place, if divided.
(2) The appointment of
scrutineers shall be made by written notice to the returning officer or
presiding officer giving the names and addresses of the scrutineers, or
without such notice by permission of the returning officer or presiding
officer.
(2A) A notice under
subsection (2) shall be signed by —
(a) the
candidate or the candidate’s official agent; or
(b) in
the case of an appointment under subsection (1)(b)(i) —
(i)
any candidate included in the group; or
(ii)
the group’s official agent.
(3) Every scrutineer
shall, upon his appointment, make and subscribe a declaration in the presence
of the returning officer or presiding officer in the prescribed form.
[Section 114 amended: No. 44 of 1911 s. 43; No. 40
of 1987 s. 61; No. 79 of 1987 s. 43; No. 14 of 2016 s. 15; No. 20 of 2021
s. 94.]