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the Local Government Act; and
 (b) the election of a president and deputy president by councillors elected on the day referred to in paragraph (a); and
 (c) an election held before the annual election day in 1994 to fill an extraordinary vacancy;
and only for those purposes, the Local Government Act is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Amendments of the Local Government Act 1960 (W.A.)(C.I.) for Shire council elections in 1992
(section 10)

1. Section 6 (Interpretation)
      1.1 Subsection 6 (1) (definition of annual election day):

Omit the definition.

      1.2 Subsection 6 (1) (definition of owners and occupiers roll):

Omit the definition.

      1.3 Subsection 6 (1) (definition of residents' roll):

Omit the definition, substitute:
residents' roll means an extract from the Commonwealth electoral roll described in paragraph 41 (2) (a).

2. New section 7 of the Local Government Act
      2.1 After section 6, insert:

7 Information on forms in languages other than English

  A form is not invalid only because it contains a written translation or summary, in a language other than English, of the information written on the form in the English language.

3. Division 1 of Part IV of the Local Government Act
      3.1 Omit the heading, substitute:

Division 1 Interpretation

4. Subdivisions A and B of Division 1 of Part IV
4.1 Omit the Subdivisions, substitute:

35 Interpretation

  In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
Commonwealth electoral roll means the Electoral Roll maintained under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 of the Commonwealth for the Division of the Northern Territory.
election means the election on the day in December 1992 appointed under section 72 of this Act.
election day means the day in December 1992 appointed under section 72 of this Act for holding the inaugural election.
inhabitants' roll means a roll referred to in paragraph 41 (2) (b).

Division 1A The electoral roll

Subdivision A Prerequisites for registration on electoral rolls

36 Eligibility for registration as an elector

  A person is eligible to be registered on the electoral roll of the Shire as an elector if:
 (a) he or she has attained the age of 18 years; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the person's name is entered on the Commonwealth electoral roll and his or her place of living is set out in the Commonwealth electoral roll as a place on Christmas Island; or
 (ii) the person is ordinarily resident in Christmas Island Shire.

37 Application for registration

 (1) A person who is eligible under paragraph 36 (a) and subparagraph 36 (b) (ii) to be registered as an elector may apply to the clerk to be registered on rolls prepared by the clerk.

 (2) An application must be in accordance with Form A