❓ A parliamentary question regarding the eligibility to vote in the Western Australian College of Teaching board elections, specifically addressing restrictions and reasons for ineligibility. The Minister confirms restrictions exist but cannot provide the number of ineligible voters, citing a lack of required information from registered members.
AnsweredQoN 853Legislative Council
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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF TEACHING - BOARD ELECTIONS
(1) Will the minister confirm that those who qualify to vote in the forthcoming Western Australian College of Teaching election for membership of the board are restricted to registered teachers employed by the Department of Education and Training, the Catholic Education Commission and independent/private schools? (2) Will any teachers who are registered members of WACOT be ineligible to vote in the forthcoming election? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
(1) Will the minister confirm that those who qualify to vote in the forthcoming Western Australian College of Teaching election for membership of the board are restricted to registered teachers employed by the Department of Education and Training, the Catholic Education Commission and independent/private schools? (2) Will any teachers who are registered members of WACOT be ineligible to vote in the forthcoming election? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(2) Will any teachers who are registered members of WACOT be ineligible to vote in the forthcoming election? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(2) Will any teachers who are registered members of WACOT be ineligible to vote in the forthcoming election? (3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(3) If yes to (2), will the minister list the number of teachers ineligible to vote and provide the reason or reasons for this disfranchisement; and, if not, why not? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(2) Yes. (3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
(3) The number of registered members ineligible to vote is not available. The reason for ineligibility of registered members is that the required information as requested by the college to comply with the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 to be deemed eligible for a specific electoral roll linked to their teaching sector has not been provided.
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