60Manner of nominating candidates

#### 60 Manner of nominating candidates 60 Manner of nominating candidates > > (1) A nomination of a candidate for election as a councillor must— > > > > > (a) be made by no fewer than 6 persons (other than the candidate), each of whom is entitled to vote in the election, and > > > > > (b) be in a form approved by the returning officer, and > > > > > (c) specify the form of the candidate’s given name that should be printed on ballot-papers for the election, and > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > The form of a candidate’s given name may only be that on the roll or in a form referred to in subclause (5). > > > > > (d) be signed by the candidate stating that the candidate consents to the nomination and is qualified to stand for election, and > > > > > (e) be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the candidate, in a form approved by the returning officer, that the candidate is not disqualified from holding office under section 132 of the Act, and > > > > > (f) be accompanied by a deposit of $50 paid in a manner approved by the returning officer, and > > > > > (g) be lodged with the returning officer before the close of nominations in the election. > > > (2) A person can only nominate one candidate in an election of a councillor for a Region. > > > (3) A nomination paper is not open for public inspection. > > > (4) A failure to comply with the requirements of subclause (1) in relation to the nomination of a candidate must be rectified by the candidate before the date fixed for the close of nominations. > > > (5) A given name of a candidate specified in a nomination paper under subclause (1)(c) as the form in which that name should be printed on ballot-papers for the election may differ from the candidate’s given name as it appears on the roll only to the extent that the given name is specified by— > > > > > (a) an initial standing for that name, or > > > > > (b) a commonly accepted variation of the name (including an abbreviation or truncation of that name or an alternative form of that name), or > > > > > (c) a commonly used other name specific to the candidate by which the candidate is usually identified (if the returning officer is satisfied that the proposed name is a commonly used other name specific to the candidate by which the candidate is usually identified).