❓ Inquires about the WAEC's conduct of 2021 local government elections, including the number of elections, income received, complaints of electoral offences, and Court of Disputed Returns proceedings. Seeks details on procedures and potential issues within the system.
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(1) How many local government elections
did the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) conduct in 2021, ordinary local government elections and for which local
governments?
(2) How much income, net and gross,
did the WAEC receive from local government 2021 elections and how much from each local
government?
(3) How many complaints against
electoral offences were made in relation to the 2021 local government
elections conducted by the WAEC?
(4) How many complaints against
electoral offences were prosecuted in relation to the 2021 local
government elections conducted by the WAEC?
(5) How many Local Government Court
of Disputed Returns complaints were made against elections conducted by
WAEC?
(6) How many Local Government Court
of Disputed Returns complaints were finalised by a finding by the Court of
Disputed Returns?
(7) What were the reasons given by
complainants for withdrawing their complaints in the Local Government
Court of Disputed Returns before there was a decision given by the Court?
(8) Did the Magistrates Court
wrongly list the WAEC as a respondent in Court of Disputed Returns
proceedings?
(9) What is the nature of parties
in Court of Disputed Returns inquiry proceedings?
(10) Does the Court of Disputed
Returns have any specific procedure guidelines for complainants?
(11) If yes to (10), what are they?
(12) If no to (10), why not?
(13) Can they be made in the interests of
natural justice and free and fair elections?
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did the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) conduct in 2021, ordinary local government elections and for which local
governments?
(2) How much income, net and gross,
did the WAEC receive from local government 2021 elections and how much from each local
government?
(3) How many complaints against
electoral offences were made in relation to the 2021 local government
elections conducted by the WAEC?
(4) How many complaints against
electoral offences were prosecuted in relation to the 2021 local
government elections conducted by the WAEC?
(5) How many Local Government Court
of Disputed Returns complaints were made against elections conducted by
WAEC?
(6) How many Local Government Court
of Disputed Returns complaints were finalised by a finding by the Court of
Disputed Returns?
(7) What were the reasons given by
complainants for withdrawing their complaints in the Local Government
Court of Disputed Returns before there was a decision given by the Court?
(8) Did the Magistrates Court
wrongly list the WAEC as a respondent in Court of Disputed Returns
proceedings?
(9) What is the nature of parties
in Court of Disputed Returns inquiry proceedings?
(10) Does the Court of Disputed
Returns have any specific procedure guidelines for complainants?
(11) If yes to (10), what are they?
(12) If no to (10), why not?
(13) Can they be made in the interests of
natural justice and free and fair elections?
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