Electoral Act 1985

In printing the ballot papers to be used in a Legislative Council election—

the names of candidates included in groups must be printed in groups on the ballot papers before the names of candidates not included in groups, with the groups endorsed by registered political parties appearing before the groups who are not so endorsed (and on the basis that the groups and then the individual candidates will be placed sequentially on the ballot paper starting towards the left‑hand side of the ballot paper and then moving across the ballot paper (towards the right‑hand side) and, if necessary, on to and across a second or subsequent row or rows); and

the order of the names of the candidates included in each group will be the order specified by the candidates in the group under section 58(2)(c);

the order of the groups endorsed by registered political parties in the ballot papers must be determined by lot; and

the order of the groups not endorsed by registered political parties in the ballot papers must be determined by lot; and

the order of the names of the candidates whose names are not included in any group must be determined by lot; and

where similarity in the names of two or more candidates is likely to cause confusion, the names of those candidates may be arranged with such description or addition as will distinguish them from one another;

a square must be printed opposite the name of each candidate.

If the candidates in a group have requested under section 58(2)(e) a group voting square, an additional square must be printed on the ballot paper in order to provide for the casting of votes in that square.