Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
chief executive officer, prisons means the chief
executive officer as defined in the Prisons Act 1981 section 3;
mentally impaired accused has the meaning given to
that term in the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 Part 5;
prisoner means a person of a kind referred to in
section 18(1)(b) to (cd) who is detained in a prison;
registrar, MIARB means the registrar of the
Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board established under the
Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996 ;
required information , in relation to a person,
means that person’s name, address, date of birth, occupation and sex.
(2) As soon as
practicable after the beginning of each month —
(a) the
chief executive officer, prisons must forward to the Electoral Commissioner
—
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a prisoner during the preceding month; and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a prisoner during the preceding month;
and
(b) the
registrar, MIARB must forward to the Electoral Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a mentally impaired accused during the preceding month; and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a mentally impaired accused during the preceding
month.
(3) Within 4 days
after the date of the writ for an election —
(a) the
chief executive officer, prisons must forward to the Electoral Commissioner
—
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a prisoner during the period since a list was last forwarded
under subsection (2)(a)(i); and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a prisoner during the period since a list was last
forwarded under subsection (2)(a)(ii);
and
(b) the
registrar, MIARB must forward to the Electoral Commissioner —
(i)
a list containing the required information for each
person who became a mentally impaired accused during the period since a list
was last forwarded under subsection (2)(b)(i); and
(ii)
a list containing the required information for each
person who ceased to be a mentally impaired accused during the period since a
list was last forwarded under subsection (2)(b)(ii).
(4) If required
information is forwarded to the Electoral Commissioner under subsection
(2)(a)(i) or (3)(a)(i) in relation to a person referred to in
section 18(1)(c), the chief executive officer, prisons must include in the
list containing the required information the length of the term of detention
or imprisonment of the person.
[Section 59 inserted: No. 64 of 2006 s. 25;
amended: No. 7 of 2009 s. 10; No. 17 of 2014 s. 11.]