Under the Local Government Act 1995, to be eligible to nominate as a candidate for a local government election, the candidate must be
- 18 or over
- Enrolled as an elector of the district
- Cannot be a nominee of body corporate
- Have completed the mandatory online candidate induction course https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/
- Is not a candidate in another election for councillor
A person cannot nominate as a candidate if they are:
- A member of parliament
- An insolvent under administration
- Convicted of a crime and is in prison serving a sentence for that crime
- Convicted in the preceding 5 years of a serious local government offence
- Have been convicted of an offence for which the penalty was imprisonment for more than 5 years
- An elected member of another local government
- Misapplication of funds or property