(1) A nomination must
be in an approved form and must —
(a) be
signed by the candidate; and
(b)
state the surname and each christian or given name, the place of residence and
occupation of the candidate and the form in which the candidate’s name
is to be printed on the ballot papers for the election; and
(c) in
the case of a Council election, unless the nomination is a party nomination as
defined in section 81A(1), be accompanied by declarations in support of the
nomination, in an approved form, completed and signed by at least 250 electors
entitled to vote at the election.
(2A) Despite
subsection (1)(b), the place of residence of a candidate is not required to be
stated on the nomination form if the candidate’s residence is not shown
on the roll because a request under section 51B has been granted.
(2) The statement of
the form of the candidate’s name to be printed on the ballot papers
shall include the candidate’s surname and may include each, or one or
more, of the candidate’s given names.
(3) For the purposes
of subsection (2) a given name may be stated by specifying —
(a) the
name; or
(b) an
initial standing for the name; or
(c) a
commonly accepted variation of the name (including an abbreviation or
truncation of the name or an alternative form of the name).
(4) If the nomination
forms for 2 or more candidates are accompanied by a declaration completed and
signed by the same elector, the elector cannot be relied on by any of those
candidates for the purposes of subsection (1)(c).
[Section 78 amended: No. 44 of 1911 s. 43; No. 51
of 1962 s. 5; No. 79 of 1987 s. 25; No. 36 of 2000 s. 34; No. 35 of 2012 s. 7
and 12; No. 20 of 2021 s. 47.]