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Local Electoral Act 2001

Offences

121: Illegal nomination, etc

You could also call this:

"Breaking the rules when nominating someone for an election"

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You commit an offence if you agree to be a candidate when you know you cannot hold the office. You also commit an offence if you sign a paper to nominate someone who cannot hold the office, or if you sign to nominate someone who is not qualified to vote in that election. You can be fined up to $2,000 if you are convicted of this offence.

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Part 7Offences

121Illegal nomination, etc

  1. Every person commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, who—

  2. consents to being nominated as a candidate for an elective office knowing that he or she is incapable under any Act of holding that office; or
    1. signs a nomination paper purporting to nominate as a candidate a person who is, to the knowledge of the person signing, incapable under any Act of holding that office; or
      1. signs a nomination paper purporting to nominate another person as a candidate knowing that he or she is not qualified to vote at the election of the person named in the nomination paper as the candidate.

        Compare
        • 1976 No 144 s 53
        Notes
        • Section 121: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).