Rejection of nominations
110 Rejection of nominations
The commissioner must reject the nomination of a person if—
the nomination is not substantially in accordance with section 105 (Candidates to be nominated); or
the commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that the name under which the person is nominated—
is obscene; or
is frivolous; or
has been assumed for a political purpose; or
Examples—par (iii)
1 a name that includes, completely or partly, the name, or an abbreviation of the name, of a political party
2 a name that includes a political message
both of the following apply:
the nomination was made under section 105 (2) (a);
the number of candidates nominated for an electorate by the registered officer of a registered party exceeds the number of candidates able to be nominated for the electorate under section 105A (Number of candidates nominated).
If the commissioner rejects a nomination under subsection (1), the commissioner must give written notice of the rejection to—
the person whose nomination is rejected; and
for a nomination rejected under subsection (1) (c)—the registered officer of the registered party.
A notice given under subsection (2) must set out the reasons for the rejection.
For what must be included in a statement of reasons, see the Legislation Act, s 179.
The commissioner must not reject the nomination of a person other than under subsection (1).
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