Electoral Funding Act 2018

An application to register a person as a candidate in the Register of Candidates for a general election is to be made to the Electoral Commission by the person.

An application for registration must—

be made in the manner and form approved by the Electoral Commission, and

be received by the Electoral Commission on or before the day of nomination for the general election and after the election day for the previous general election, and

set out the following particulars—

the full name and enrolled address of the candidate,

the candidate’s party or group affiliation (if any),

in the case of a State election, the House of Parliament for which the candidate is a candidate,

in the case of a local government election, the council for which the candidate is a candidate,

the address of the candidate’s campaign headquarters in New South Wales,

particulars of the platform or objectives of the candidate, if the candidate requests the Electoral Commission to include those particulars in the Register of Candidates,

such other particulars as may be prescribed by the regulations,

such other particulars as the Electoral Commission thinks fit.