5Procedure where same member relied on by 2 or more parties

5 Procedure where same member relied on by 2 or more parties

5 Procedure where same member relied on by 2 or more parties

(1) This clause applies, for the purposes of section 57 (2) of the Act, where a person is relied on by 2 or more parties as a member of the party for the purpose of qualifying or continuing to qualify as an eligible party.

(2) In any such case, the Electoral Commissioner must—

(a) request the person in writing to nominate, within 30 days of receiving the request, the party entitled to rely on the member, and

(b) advise the parties in writing that the Electoral Commissioner has made that request.

(3) If, as a result of a nomination made by the person or a failure by the person to make a nomination, a party ceases to qualify as an eligible party, the Electoral Commissioner must advise the party in writing of that fact and give the party at least 60 days in which to provide the requisite particulars and declarations of party membership of the necessary number of additional members of the party that it requires to qualify as an eligible party.

cl 5: Am 2018 No 68, Sch 2.11.