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Owners and Occupiers

The Owner/ Occupier electoral roll contains approved applicants who either:

  • Own property within the Town's boundaries, but reside elsewhere;
  • Have been nominated by a body corporate to vote on behalf of a property within the Town's boundaries; or
  • Occupy property within the Town's boundaries.

You must apply to be on the Town's Owner/ Occupier electoral roll and have it accepted by the Town. 

Owners 

If you own property within the Town's boundaries but reside elsewhere, you may be eligible to be added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier electoral roll, provided you meet the following criteria:

  • You are enrolled as an elector on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll for a residence outside the Town
  • You own property within the Town's boundaries
  • You complete an 'Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form' and have it accepted by the Town for future elections
Joint Owners 

Where a rateable property is owned by more than two people, a majority of the owners may nominate a maximum of two persons from amongst themselves to be added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier roll, provided they meet the following criteria:

  • The nominated applicants are enrolled as an elector on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll 
  • The property is within the Town's boundaries
  • The nominated applicants complete an 'Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form' and have it accepted by the Town for future elections
Corporations

A body corporate, which owns rateable property, may nominate a maximum of two persons to be added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier roll, provided they meet the following criteria:

  • The nominated applicants are enrolled as an elector on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll 
  • The property is within the Town's boundaries
  • The nominated applicants complete an 'Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form' and have it accepted by the Town for future elections
Occupiers

If you occupy (lease) a property within the Town's boundaries, but are enrolled to vote for a property elsewhere, you may be eligible to be added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier electoral roll, provided you meet the following criteria:

  • You are enrolled as an elector on the State or Commonwealth electoral roll for a residence outside the Town
  • You occupy/lease property within the Town's boundaries
  • You complete an 'Enrolment Eligibility Claim Form' and have it accepted by the Town for future elections
Expiry of Applications

If you have successfully been added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier roll as an owner or nominee of a body corporate, you will remain on the roll until you or the corporation no longer own the property.

If you have successfully been added to the Town's Owner/ Occupier roll as an occupier, your application will expire six (6) months after the holding of the second ordinary election after your claim was accepted, and you must re-apply to be added to the roll. 

Checking if you’re on the Owner/ Occupier Roll

To check if you are on the Town's Owner/ Occupier electoral roll, please contact the governance team on (08) 9158 9300 or via governance@porthedland.wa.gov.au