Information and support is available

Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC)

The department supports local governments to deliver effective services to the community. It has a range of resources available:

• election guidance
• guidelines and bulletins
  

The DLGSC also has an advisory line where support is offered for matters relevant to the Local Government Act 1995 and its Regulations.

Email lghotline@dlgsc.wa.gov.au
Telephone 1300 762 511
8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

Western Australian Electoral Commission

• The Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) is responsible for the conduct of parliamentary, local government and industrial elections and referenda under various statutes. The WAEC conducts most local elections in WA, and has a number of useful resources available.
• If you decide to nominate as a candidate, the WAEC encourages individuals to use their Nomination Builder to develop a candidate profile, which is required of all candidates. You can watch the step-by-step video for instructions on how to use Nomination Builder.
• The Nomination Builder tool is available for use by prospective candidates to commence developing their profile several weeks prior to the commencement of the nomination period.
• Important: The Nomination Builder does not process nominations. Once you have completed your candidate profile, you must make an appointment with the Returning Officer for your local government to submit your nomination during the nomination period. It is recommended that you book this appointment before the nomination period commences.

Western Australian Electoral Commission website

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You should receive a confirmation email which you must keep as an official record of your induction. Please note that email security systems may result in the email record being filtered to a spam or junk folder, and it may be necessary to check that folder.

If you decide to nominate as a candidate, DLGSC strongly recommends that you show a digital or printed copy of this email when you submit your nomination to the returning officer.

You will be required to formally declare that you have undertaken this induction when completing the candidate nomination form. It is an offence to make false or misleading statements on the nomination form, and penalties may apply. Please retain the confirmation email as evidence that you completed the induction prior to nomination, as required under the Local Government Act 1995.