Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
55Printing of list of candidates
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55 Printing of list of candidates
In printing the *list of candidates to be used in an election:
(a) the names of each of the candidates are to be printed in the form stated in the candidate’s nomination under subsection 27(4); and
(b) the names of *grouped candidates are to be printed in their respective *groups; and
(c) the names of each of the *first candidates are to be printed opposite the name of the candidate’s group requested under section 30 if that request has not been refused under section 32; and
(d) the order of the names of the candidates in a particular group is to be as provided in section 29; and
(e) the names of grouped candidates are to be printed before the names of *ungrouped candidates; and
(f) the order of the several groups and of the ungrouped candidates is to be as determined by the AEO under section 59; and
(g) the names of each of the ungrouped candidates are to be printed opposite the name the candidate requested under section 31 if that request has not been refused under section 32; and
(h) where similarity in the names of 2 candidates is likely to cause confusion those names may be arranged with such description or addition as will distinguish them from one another; and
(i) opposite the name of each candidate must be printed that candidate’s number.