Media Release 2008: Availability of Objections to Western Australian Federal Electoral Redistribution Proposal

1 September 2008

The Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia, Mr Colin Nagle, announced today that written objections to the proposed redistribution of Western Australia's federal electoral boundaries were now publicly available.

The objections are available for public inspection at the Australian Electoral Commission's (AEC) State Office in Perth and on the AEC's website at www.aec.gov.au.

Mr Nagle said that individuals and organisations were welcome to lodge comments on the objections received in response to the proposed redistribution. Comments need to be lodged before 6pm (WST) on Friday 12 September 2008.

Comments on the objections may be lodged in one of the following ways:

• in person to the Redistribution Secretariat for Western Australia,
  Level 3, 111 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000;
• by mail to PO Box 9867, Perth, WA 6848;
• by facsimile to (08) 6363 8019; or
• by email to wa.redistribution@aec.gov.au.

"The redrawing of the State's federal electoral boundaries is a consultative process to ensure that each of Western Australia's electoral divisions has, as near as possible, the same number of electors," Mr Nagle said.

For more information about the redistribution process visit the AEC website at www.aec.gov.au or call the AEC's Perth office on (08) 6363 8042.

Media Contacts:
Colin Nagle
Western Australian State Manager
AEC Western Australia
Ph: (08) 6363 8020

Phil Diak
Director, Media
Australian Electoral Commission
02 6271 4415 (bus hours)
0413 452 539 (after hours)