Public Notice Local Government Ordinary Election Close of Enrolments

Published on Tuesday, 5 August 2025 at 10:53:35 AM

 ROLL CLOSE: 5:00 PM Friday, 22 August 2025

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 18 October 2025 if you live in
or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of East Pilbara.

Residents

You are automatically enrolled to vote if you are on the State Electoral Roll as at 5:00 PM Friday, 22 August
2025. If you are not already on the State Electoral Roll and meet the eligibility criteria, or if you have
changed address recently, you must complete an enrolment form.

Enrolment Forms

You can enrol or update your details online, or download an enrolment form, via the Western Australian
Electoral Commission website (www.elections.wa.gov.au/enrol). Forms are also available from the
Australian Electoral Commission (www.aec.gov.au). Enrolments and updates must be completed and
received by 5:00 PM Friday, 22 August 2025.

Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers

If you are a non-resident owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of East Pilbara and are on the
State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll, you are eligible to enrol to vote. Owners of land who were on the last
Local Government roll continue to retain that status until they cease to own the rateable property to which
the enrolment relates. Occupiers do not have continuous enrolment and should contact the Shire of East
Pilbara to confirm their enrolment status. To be eligible to enrol as an occupier, you will need to have a right
of continuous occupation under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument for at least the next
three months following the date of the application to enrol and have paid rent for at least the prescribed
amount.

Joint Owners and Occupiers

If a rateable property is owned or occupied by more than two people, a majority of the owners/occupiers
may nominate two persons from amongst themselves who are on either the State or Commonwealth
Electoral Roll, to enrol as owner/occupier electors.

Corporations

A body corporate that owns or occupies rateable property may nominate two people who are officers of the
body corporate that are on either the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll to enrol as owner/occupier
electors.
Enrolment Forms – Non-Resident Owners and Occupiers Only
Enrolment forms can be obtained from local governments and must be lodged with the Chief Executive
Officer by 5:00 PM Friday, 22 August 2025. Further information can be obtained from the Shire of East
Pilbara.

DENNIS O’REILLY
ACTING ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
13 63 06

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