207BAppointment of agent by a candidate at an election, group or elected member

207B Appointment of agent by a candidate at an election, group or elected member (1) Subject to subsection (4), a candidate at an election may appoint a person to be their agent in relation to the election. (2) Subject to subsection (4), the members of a group may jointly appoint a person to be their agent in relation to the election. (3) Subject to subsection (4), an elected member may appoint a person to be their agent in relation to the election. (4) If— (a) a registered political party has endorsed a candidate; or (b) all the members of a group are members of the same registered political party; or (c) an elected member is a member of a registered political party— the registered officer of the registered political party is to be taken to be the agent of the candidate, group or elected member. (5) Subject to subsection (4), during any period in which there is no appointment in force under subsection (1) of an agent of a candidate, a candidate at an election is to be taken to be their own agent in relation to the election. (6) Subject to subsection (4), during any period in which there is no appointment in force under subsection (2) of an agent of a group, the candidate whose name appears first in the group on the ballot-paper is to be taken to be the agent of the group in relation to the election. (7) Subject to subsection (4), during any period in which there is no appointment in force under subsection (3) of an agent of an elected member, the elected member is to be taken to be their own agent in relation to the election. S. 207C inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 47(1).