40Requisites for nomination

40  Requisites for nomination

 (1) A person’s nomination is not valid unless, in the nomination paper, the person:

 (a) consents to act if elected; and

 (b) declares that:

 (i) the person is qualified under section 24 to be elected as a *delegate; and

 (ii) the person is not, and does not intend to be, a candidate in any other election; and

 (c) states whether the person is an Australian citizen by reason of birth in *Australia, having been granted a certificate of Australian citizenship or other means and provides:

 (i) in the case of citizenship by birth in Australia—the date and place of birth; or

 (ii) in the case of citizenship by reason of having been granted a certificate of Australian citizenship—the date on which the person became an Australian citizen; or

 (iii) in the case of citizenship by any other means—particulars of those means.

Note: The reference to any other election in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) means any other election of delegates under this Act—see definition of election in the Dictionary in Schedule 1.

 (2) A nomination is not valid unless:

 (a) the nomination paper or a *facsimile of it is received by the AEO on or after the day the Minister gives notice under section 14 and before the *hour of nomination; and

 (b) if, for the purpose of the nomination, a nomination paper is delivered to the AEO—each person nominated, or some person on his or her behalf, pays to that officer, at the time of delivery of the nomination paper, a nomination fee of $500; and

 (c) if, for the purpose of the nomination, a facsimile of a nomination paper is received by the AEO—each person nominated, or some person on his or her behalf, pays to that officer, before the latest time at which such a facsimile could have been received so that the nomination is valid, a nomination fee of $500.

 (3) The nomination fee may be paid by:

 (a) legal tender; or

 (b) bank cheque; or

 (c) money order; or

 (d) a payment order drawn by a non‑bank financial institution on itself or on another branch of the non‑bank financial institution.