Part 6Elections
Nominations
144Deposit by candidate
Every constituency candidate, or some person on the constituency candidate’s behalf, must deposit with the Electoral Commission the sum of $300 not later than noon on nomination day.
The deposit must be paid—
- in cash; or
- by direct credit to a bank account nominated by the Electoral Commission.
The deposit of an unsuccessful candidate is forfeit and must be paid into a Crown Bank Account if the candidate receives in total less than 5% of the total number of votes received by constituency candidates in the district.
In every other case, the deposit of a constituency candidate must be returned to the person who paid it, but only after the Electoral Commission has received from that candidate duly completed returns under sections 205K and 209.
Notes
- Section 144(1): amended, on , by section 84 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).
- Section 144(2): replaced, on , by section 33 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 80).
- Section 144(3): substituted, on , by section 56 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
- Section 144(3): amended, on , pursuant to section 65R(3) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).
- Section 144(4): added, on , by section 56 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
- Section 144(4): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
- Section 144(4): amended, on , by section 14 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
- Section 144(4): amended, on , by section 16 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 113).