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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146B: Notice of intention to lodge bulk nomination

You could also call this:

"Telling the Electoral Commission you plan to nominate lots of candidates at once"

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If you are the secretary of a registered political party, you must tell the Electoral Commission if you plan to lodge a bulk nomination schedule of candidates for a general election. You must do this within one working day after the writ day for the general election. You can give this notice by hand, post, or electronically, and it must be on a form provided by the Electoral Commission.

When you give this notice, you are telling the Electoral Commission that your party intends to lodge a bulk nomination schedule of candidates for electoral districts, as allowed under Part 4 of the Electoral Act. You can withdraw this notice at any time before lodging the bulk nomination schedule by notifying the Electoral Commission.

You must use a form provided by the Electoral Commission to withdraw the notice, and you can give it to them by hand, post, or electronically.

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Part 6Elections
Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146BNotice of intention to lodge bulk nomination

  1. If, at any general election, a political party that is registered under Part 4 intends to lodge a bulk nomination schedule of candidates for election for electoral districts, the secretary of that party must notify that intention to the Electoral Commission.

  2. A notification under subsection (1)—

  3. must be given not later than 1 working day after writ day for the general election; and
    1. must be on a form provided by the Electoral Commission; and
      1. may be given by hand, post, or electronically.

        1. The secretary of a party may, at any time before lodging a bulk nomination schedule, withdraw a notification under subsection (1) by notifying the withdrawal to the Electoral Commission.

        2. A withdrawal under subsection (3)—

        3. must be on a form provided by the Electoral Commission; and
          1. may be given by hand, post, or electronically.

            Notes
            • Section 146B: inserted, on , by section 57 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
            • Section 146B(1): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
            • Section 146B(2)(b): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
            • Section 146B(2)(c): amended, on , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).
            • Section 146B(3): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
            • Section 146B(4)(a): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
            • Section 146B(4)(b): amended, on , by section 45 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).