Use this form to make a complaint about election signage.
Local Government Elections
Electoral Materials is defined in section 4.87 of the Local Government Act 1995 (the Act) as follows:
'electoral material means any advertisement, handbill, pamphlet, notice, letter or article intended or calculated to affect the result of an election but does not include an advertisement in a newspaper announcing the holding of a meeting.'
The City of Swan recognises that decisions of the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Western Australia which protect the display of signs and electoral material that are an appropriate exercise of free political communication.
The City will implement the controls and standards set out in POL-C-161 Election Signs only to the extent necessary to address the City's legitimate ability to control signs and electoral material.
The onus on complying with election sign requirements rests with the candidate even if someone else erects or places a sign on their behalf.