Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
95Register of Candidates
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95 Register of Candidates
(1) The Commission is to keep a register, called the Register of Candidates, of candidates for an election.
(2) The Register of Candidates –
(a) for an Assembly general election is to be kept from the polling day for the previous Assembly general election; and
(b) for a Council periodic election for a division is to be kept from the polling day for the previous Council periodic election for the division; and
(c) for an Assembly by-election is to be kept from the day on which the day for the by-election is announced under the Electoral Act 2004 ; and
(d) for a Council by-election is to be kept from the day on which the day for the by-election is announced under the Electoral Act 2004 .
(3) The Register of Candidates is to include the following particulars in relation to a person included in the Register:
(a) the full name and enrolled address of the person;
(b) if the person is a candidate in an Assembly election – the registered party, if any, by which the person is endorsed;
(c) the House of Parliament in relation to which the person is a candidate;
(d) the address of the person’s campaign headquarters in Tasmania, if any;
(e) particulars, if any, prescribed by the regulations;
(f) other particulars that the Commission thinks fit.
(4) The Register of Candidates is to be kept in the approved manner and approved form.