Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In proceedings for
an offence against section 156, a certificate containing a statement described
in subsection (2) and purporting to be signed by the Electoral Commissioner
is, without proof of any appointment or signature, evidence of the facts
stated in the certificate.
(2) A certificate may
state any or all of the following —
(a) a
specified date is the date that an election was held;
(b) a
specified person was an elector on a specified date;
(c) a
specified person did not vote at an election;
(d) a
specified person —
(i)
was sent a penalty notice or an infringement notice;
(ii)
did or did not (as the case may be) respond to a penalty
notice or an infringement notice on or by a specified date;
(iii)
responded to a penalty notice or an infringement notice
in a specified manner;
(e) a
penalty notice or an infringement notice was sent on a specified date;
(f) a
specified date was the response date for a penalty notice or an infringement
notice.
(3) In subsection (2)
—
specified means specified in the certificate.
[Section 156AA inserted: No. 35 of 2012 s. 29.]
[Heading inserted: No. 40 of 1987 s. 79.]