Electoral Act 2017
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71 Statutory declarations
71 Statutory declarations
(1) A form that is prescribed or approved under, or for the purposes of, this Part may require any information provided to be verified by statutory declaration.
(2) The Electoral Commissioner may also require any information in an application or return under this Part, or any information provided pursuant to a requirement under this Part, to be verified by statutory declaration.
(3) This section extends to verification of information provided by persons relied on as members of a party for the purposes of registration or continued registration.