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Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899
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Part 1 — Disqualifying offices
Division 1 — Judicial, tribunal and similar offices
Chief Justice of Western Australia or other judge of the Supreme Court.
Master of the Supreme Court.
Chief Judge or other judge of the District Court.
President or other judge or magistrate of the Children’s Court.
Chief Judge or other judge of the Family Court of Western Australia.
Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate or magistrate of the Magistrates Court.
Industrial magistrate appointed under the *Industrial Relations Act 1979*.
Coroner appointed under the *Coroners Act 1996*.
Chief Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation or an Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation appointed under the *Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003*.
Chief Commissioner, Senior Commissioner or other commissioner of The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
Chairperson or other member of the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal established by the *Salaries and Allowances Act 1975*.
Member of the Mental Health Tribunal established by the *Mental Health Act 2014*.
Member of the State Administrative Tribunal.
Western Australian Energy Disputes Arbitrator appointed under section 62 of the *Energy Arbitration and Review Act 1998*.
[Division 1 inserted: No. 78 of 1984 s. 14; amended: No. 97 of 1986 s. 40; No. 21 of 1987 s. 11; No. 28 of 1989 s. 33(3); No. 15 of 1991 s. 22(a); No. 44 of 1991 s. 3; No. 34 of 1992 s. 85; No. 37 of 1992 s. 39(a); No. 1 of 1995 s. 23(a); No. 2 of 1996 s. 61; No. 65 of 1998 Sch. 3 Div. 1; No. 34 of 1999 s. 61; No. 77 of 2003 s. 73; No. 55 of 2004 s. 1324; No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 73 of 2006 s. 116(2); No. 16 of 2009 s. 68; No. 25 of 2014 s. 39; No. 50 of 2016 s. 5(1); No. 39 of 2018 s. 67; No. 43 of 2024 s. 156(2); No. 3 of 2025 s. 14; No. 14 of 2025 s. 17(2).]
Division 2 — Other offices
[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 14(4).]
Auditor General appointed under the *Auditor General Act 2006*.
Agent General appointed under the *Agent General Act 1895*.
Chief executive officer of an agency within the meaning of the *Public Sector Management Act 1994*.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner appointed under the *Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003*.
Commissioner for Children and Young People appointed under the *Commissioner for Children and Young People Act 2006*.
Commissioner of Police appointed under the *Police Act 1892*.
Coordinator General appointed under the *State Development Act 2025*.
Director of Public Prosecutions and Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under the *Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991*.
Director of the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office appointed under the *Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995*.
Electoral Commissioner or Deputy Electoral Commissioner appointed under the *Electoral Act 1907*.
Information Commissioner, Information Access Deputy Commissioner or Privacy Deputy Commissioner appointed under the *Information Commissioner Act 2024*.
Inspector of Custodial Services appointed under the *Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003*.
Local Government Inspector appointed under the *Local Government Act 1995*.
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under the *Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971*.
Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission appointed under the *Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003*.
Public Sector Commissioner appointed under the *Public Sector Management Act 1994*.
Senior executive officer within the meaning of the *Public Sector Management Act 1994*.
An office —
(a) referred to in the *Salaries and Allowances Act 1975* section 6(1)(d) or (e); or
(b) held by a person specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act for a Government entity as defined in section 7C(1) of that Act, whether or not the person is an executive officer as defined in that subsection.
Solicitor‑General appointed under the *Solicitor-General Act 1969*.
[Division 2 inserted: No. 32 of 1994 s. 9(a); amended: No. 57 of 1997 s. 70; No. 43 of 1999 s. 20; No. 55 of 2000 s. 10; No. 20 of 2002 s. 109; No. 67 of 2003 Sch. 2 cl. 6(1); No. 75 of 2003 s. 56(1); No. 48 of 2006 s. 65; No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 30; No. 33 of 2010 s. 55; No. 39 of 2010 s. 73; No. 35 of 2014 s. 39; No. 46 of 2016 s. 11; No. 5 of 2024 s. 28; No. 47 of 2024 s. 163; No. 52 of 2024 s. 47; No. 21 of 2025 s. 98.]
[Division 3 deleted: No. 32 of 1994 s. 9(a).]