Statistics Act 1907 (WA)

Western Australia Statistics Act 1907 Western Australia Statistics Act 1907 Contents Part IA — Preliminary 1. Short title and commencement 2 Part I — Provisions relating to collection and publication of statistics required by the State 1B. Provisions of Part I subject to arrangements 3 3. Interpretation 3 4. Appointment of Statistician 4 5. Deputy Statistician, and other officers 4 6. Statistical agents and collectors 4 7. Statistician to take steps for collection of statistics 4 8. Statistics to be collected 5 9. Returns to be supplied 5 10. Duty of persons to answer questions 6 11. Powers of entry and inspection 6 12. Statistician may require fresh returns 6 13. Treasurer may withhold moneys when statistics not furnished 7 14. Publication of statistics 7 15. Penalty for officers neglecting duty 7 16. Untrue returns by officers 7 17. Officers to observe secrecy 7 18. Secrecy of returns 8 19. Returns not to be produced in court 8 20. Penalty for false returns or answers 8 21. How notices may be given 8 22. Penalties at foot of sections 9 23. Authority to prosecute 9 24. Regulations 9 Part II — Provisions relating to collection and publication of statistics pursuant to arrangement between the Commonwealth and the State, for the purposes of both the Commonwealth and the State 25. Governor may enter into arrangement 10 Schedule — Arrangement between Commonwealth and State Notes Compilation table 16 Defined terms Western Australia Statistics Act 1907 An Act to provide for the collection of statistics for public purposes.

Part IA — Preliminary [Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(2).]

1. Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Statistics Act 1907, and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation 1.

Part I — Provisions relating to collection and publication of statistics required by the State [Heading inserted: No. 62 of 1956 s. 2.] [1A. Deleted: No. 10 of 1998 s. 76.]