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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.116DRegister of agents
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### sec.116D Register of agents
The electoral commission must keep a register called the register of agents.
See section 135B for the requirement to make information from the register available for public inspection.
The register of agents must include the name and address of each person appointed as the agent of the following, for this part, for an election—
a registered political party that endorses a candidate in the election;
a candidate in the election;
a group of candidates for the election;
a third party for the election.
The register of agents may be kept in the way, and in the form, the electoral commission considers appropriate.
An entry in the register of agents about a person appointed as the agent of an entity mentioned in subsection (2) , for this part, for an election, is evidence that the person is the agent of the entity for the election.
s 116D ins 2023 No. 8 s 26
(sec.116D-ssec.1) The electoral commission must keep a register called the register of agents. See section 135B for the requirement to make information from the register available for public inspection.
(sec.116D-ssec.2) The register of agents must include the name and address of each person appointed as the agent of the following, for this part, for an election— a registered political party that endorses a candidate in the election; a candidate in the election; a group of candidates for the election; a third party for the election.
(sec.116D-ssec.3) The register of agents may be kept in the way, and in the form, the electoral commission considers appropriate.
(sec.116D-ssec.4) An entry in the register of agents about a person appointed as the agent of an entity mentioned in subsection (2) , for this part, for an election, is evidence that the person is the agent of the entity for the election.
- (a) a registered political party that endorses a candidate in the election;
- (b) a candidate in the election;
- (c) a group of candidates for the election;
- (d) a third party for the election.