52The *Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004* s. 81(4) and (5) read as follows:

52 The *Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004* s. 81(4) and (5) read as follows: (4) A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council immediately before the commencement — (a) does not become disqualified, on the commencement, for membership of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council for the purposes of section 38(b) or 40(b) of the *Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899*; and (b) is not prevented from completing his or her current term as a member, by reason only of a conviction that occurred before the commencement. (5) In subsection (4) — ***commencement*** means the commencement of this section. Defined terms *[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]* **Defined term Provision(s)** disqualified for membership of the Legislature 31(1) general election 8(1) Governor in Council 3 Her Majesty 3 indictable penalty 32(2) material time 39(1) member 8(1), 31(1) member of the Legislature 31(1) Minister 3 offence 32(2) Person 3 remote communication 45A(1) Treasurer 3 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Attribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026. By Authority: ROGER JACOBS, Acting Government Printer