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1 Repealed by the Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 (Cwlth) Sch. 1 Pt. 2. Now see the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cwlth).
2 The Superannuation and Family Benefits Act 1938 was repealed by the State Superannuation Act 2000 s. 39 but its provisions continue to apply to and in relation to certain schemes because of the State Superannuation (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000 s. 26 and those provisions may be amended by regulations under subsection (3) of that section. See also the uncommenced provisions table.
3 Footnote no longer applicable.
4 Footnote no longer applicable.
5 In this consolidation the renumbering of sections effected in the 1943 reprint (in Volume 2 of the Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia) and retained in subsequent reprints has again been retained. References to the original numbering are contained in the 1943 reprint.
6 The Schedule to the Metric Conversion Act 1972 was redesignated as the First Schedule by the Metric Conversion Act Amendment Act 1973.
7 The Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 s. 19(2) reads as follows:
References to the Chief Electoral Officer in any written law shall, unless because of the context it would be inappropriate so to do, be read and construed as references to the Electoral Commissioner.
8 The Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 1987 s. 21(2) reads as follows:
A Registrar or returning officer holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, on and from that commencement, be deemed to have been appointed by the Electoral Commissioner.
9 The Electoral Amendment (Political Finance) Act 1992 s. 8 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.
10 The Acts Amendment (Ministry of Justice) Act 1993 Pt. 19 is a savings and transitional provision that is of no further effect.
11 The Electoral Amendment Act 2000 s. 81(2) reads as follows:
The repeal of Schedule 3 does not affect the operation of the Electoral (Ballot Paper Forms) Regulations 1990.
12 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.
13 The Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 27(2)‑(4) read as follows:
A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council immediately before the commencement —
does not become disqualified, on the commencement, for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 section 38(a) or 40(a); and
is not prevented from completing his or her current term as a member,
by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the Electoral Act 1907 section 4(1).
A person who has been elected as a member of the Legislative Council but has not begun his or her term as a member before the commencement —
does not become disqualified, on the commencement for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 section 38(a) or 40(a); and
is not prevented from beginning and completing his or her term as a member,
by reason only of not being an Australian citizen as defined in the Electoral Act 1907 section 4(1).
In subsections (2) and (3) —
commencement means the coming into operation of this section.
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