Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011
17Who can be elected
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17 Who can be elected A person can be elected as a delegate for a division only if the (a) is an Australian citizen; and (b) is an elector enrolled for the division; and (c) has been declared to be a candidate for the division under section 23; and (d) is not a member of the Legislative Assembly or Australian Parliament; and (e) on the polling day, has been resident within the Commonwealth for at least 6 months and within the Territory for at least 3 months; and
Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 2011 12 (f) is not, on the polling day: (i) a person who has published a statement about his or her intention to consent to nomination as a candidate at the next general election for the Legislative Assembly; or (ii) a person who has been announced as an endorsed candidate of a registered political party (as defined in the Electoral Act 2004) at the next general election for the Legislative Assembly in a statement published by the party with the person's consent.