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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146I: Withdrawal of bulk nomination schedule

You could also call this:

"Withdrawing a party's list of candidates before the election"

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If you are the secretary of a party, you can withdraw a bulk nomination schedule that you lodged under section 146D. You can do this by giving notice on a form provided by the Electoral Commission, signing it, and getting it witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a solicitor. The notice must be lodged with the Electoral Commission by noon on nomination day, and it can be done by hand, post, or electronically.

When you withdraw a bulk nomination schedule, any notification you gave under section 146B(1) will stop being in force, unless you say on the withdrawal form that you intend to lodge another bulk nomination schedule, or you lodge another one at the same time. If you withdraw a bulk nomination schedule, you can lodge another one under section 146D.

If you withdraw a bulk nomination schedule, the deposit you paid under section 146F will be returned to you, unless you submit another bulk nomination schedule under section 146D.

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Part 6Elections
Bulk nomination of candidates by registered political parties

146IWithdrawal of bulk nomination schedule

  1. A secretary of a party may withdraw a bulk nomination schedule lodged by him or her under section 146D.

  2. A bulk nomination schedule may be withdrawn under subsection (1) by notice, on a form provided by the Electoral Commission, signed by the secretary of the party and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a solicitor.

  3. The withdrawal of a bulk nomination schedule has no effect unless the withdrawal is lodged with the Electoral Commission, by hand, post, or electronically, by noon on nomination day.

  4. If the secretary of a party withdraws a bulk nomination schedule under subsection (1), any notification given by that party under section 146B(1) automatically ceases to be in force, unless—

  5. the form on which the withdrawal is made expressly states that the party intends to lodge another bulk nomination schedule; or
    1. at the time of lodging the withdrawal, the party secretary lodges another bulk nomination schedule in accordance with section 146D.

      1. If a bulk nomination schedule is withdrawn under subsection (1), the party secretary may lodge another bulk nomination schedule in accordance with section 146D.

      2. If a bulk nomination schedule is withdrawn under subsection (1), the deposit paid under section 146F must be returned to the party secretary, unless the party secretary submits another bulk nomination schedule in accordance with section 146D.

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