Electoral Act 1907

A nomination must be in an approved form and must —

be signed by the candidate; and

state the surname and each given name, the primary residential address and occupation of the candidate and the form in which the candidate’s name is to be printed on the ballot papers for the election; and

include details of a means by which the candidate can be contacted in connection with the election; and

in the case of a Council election, unless the nomination is a party nomination as defined in section 81A(1), be accompanied by declarations in support of the nomination, in an approved form, completed and signed by at least 250 electors entitled to vote in the election.

Despite subsection (1)(b), the candidate’s primary residential address is not required to be stated on the nomination form if the candidate is a silent elector.

The statement of the form of the candidate’s name to be printed on the ballot papers must include the candidate’s surname and may include each, or one or more, of the candidate’s given names.

For the purposes of subsection (2) a given name may be stated by specifying —

the name; or

an initial standing for the name; or

a commonly accepted variation of the name (including an abbreviation or truncation of the name or an alternative form of the name).

If the nomination forms for 2 or more candidates are accompanied by a declaration completed and signed by the same elector, the elector cannot be relied on by any of those candidates for the purposes of subsection (1)(c).