Appointment of agents by parties, candidates and groups
130E Appointment of agents by parties, candidates and groups
A registered political party must appoint a person to be the agent of the party for the purposes of this Part.
Subject to subsection (4), a candidate in an election (including a member of a group of candidates) may appoint a person to be the agent of the candidate, for the purposes of this Part, in relation to the election.
Subject to subsection (4), the members of a group of candidates in an election may appoint a person to be the agent of the group, for the purposes of this Part, in relation to the election.
However, if a registered political party has endorsed—
a candidate; or
all the members of a group of candidates, the agent of the party is the agent of the candidate or group (as the case requires), for the purposes of this Part, in relation to the election.
Subject to subsection (4), during any period during which there is no appointment in force under subsection (2) of an agent of a candidate, the candidate is to be taken to be his or her own agent for the purposes of this Part.
Subject to subsection (4), during any period during which there is no appointment in force under subsection (3) of an agent of a group, the candidate whose name is to appear first in the group on the ballot papers is to be taken to be the agent of the group for the purposes of this Part.
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