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Electoral Funding Act 2018
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#### 105 Applications for registration of candidates
105 Applications for registration of candidates
(cf section 33 EFED Act)
> > (1) An application to register a person as a candidate in the Register of Candidates for a general election is to be made to the Electoral Commission by the person.
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> > (2) An application for registration must—
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> > > (a) be made in the manner and form approved by the Electoral Commission, and
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> > > (b) be received by the Electoral Commission on or before the day of nomination for the general election and after the election day for the previous general election, and
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> > > (c) set out the following particulars—
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> > > > (i) the full name and enrolled address of the candidate,
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> > > > (ii) the candidate’s party or group affiliation (if any),
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> > > > (iii) in the case of a State election, the House of Parliament for which the candidate is a candidate,
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> > > > (iv) in the case of a local government election, the council for which the candidate is a candidate,
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> > > > (v) the address of the candidate’s campaign headquarters in New South Wales,
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> > > > (vi) particulars of the platform or objectives of the candidate, if the candidate requests the Electoral Commission to include those particulars in the Register of Candidates,
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> > > > (vii) such other particulars as may be prescribed by the regulations,
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> > > > (viii) such other particulars as the Electoral Commission thinks fit.