Electoral Act 1907

In this section —

A candidate in an election may apply to the returning officer before the close of nominations to have either of the following printed adjacent to the candidate’s name on the ballot papers for the election —

the name of a registered political party;

the composite name of the names of 2 registered political parties.

An application under subsection (2) must —

be in an approved form; and

be signed by the candidate; and

specify the name to be printed adjacent to the candidate’s name; and

contain a declaration signed by a registered officer of the registered political party or, if the application is for the printing of a composite name, by a registered officer of each registered political party concerned, stating that the party supports the application; and

if the name of the candidate is to be included in a group — be in the form of a joint application by all the candidates to be included in the group to have the same name (the specified name) adjacent to the name of each of those candidates.

If an application under subsection (2) is received by the returning officer before the close of nominations and the returning officer is satisfied that the application is in accordance with subsection (3), a ballot paper must —

have the specified name printed adjacent to the candidate’s name; and

if the ballot paper is for a Council election and the application is for a group under subsection (3)(e) —

have the specified name printed adjacent to the name of each candidate in that group; and

if there is an above‑the‑line square printed for the group on the ballot paper — include the specified name adjacent to that square.

If an application under subsection (2) is received by the Electoral Commissioner, the application is taken to have been made to the returning officer when the application is received by the Electoral Commissioner.