sec.31Withdrawal of endorsement of candidate

### sec.31 Withdrawal of endorsement of candidate This section applies if— a registered political party nominates a person as a candidate for an election under section 27 (1) (a) ; and before the election, the party withdraws the party’s endorsement of the person as a candidate for the election. See section 135A for the requirement for a registered political party to notify the commission about— the party’s endorsement of a person as a candidate for an election; or changes to the endorsement. The registered officer of the registered political party must notify the electoral commission, in the approved form, of the withdrawal of the endorsement. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If the notification is given to the electoral commission before noon on the nomination day for the election, the nomination of the person is of no effect. If the notification is given to the electoral commission on or after noon on the nomination day for the election— the nomination of the person is not affected; and a ballot paper is taken to comply with section 55 even if the name, or an abbreviation of the name, of the registered political party is printed adjacent to the candidate’s name on the ballot paper. As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the notification, the electoral commission must give the candidate a notice that states— the contents of the notification; and when the electoral commission received the notification; and if subsection (3) or (4) applies in relation to the notification—the effect of the subsection. s 31 prev s 31 om 2014 No. 44 s 32 pres s 31 ins 2023 No. 8 s 15 (sec.31-ssec.1) This section applies if— a registered political party nominates a person as a candidate for an election under section 27 (1) (a) ; and before the election, the party withdraws the party’s endorsement of the person as a candidate for the election. See section 135A for the requirement for a registered political party to notify the commission about— the party’s endorsement of a person as a candidate for an election; or changes to the endorsement. (sec.31-ssec.2) The registered officer of the registered political party must notify the electoral commission, in the approved form, of the withdrawal of the endorsement. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.31-ssec.3) If the notification is given to the electoral commission before noon on the nomination day for the election, the nomination of the person is of no effect. (sec.31-ssec.4) If the notification is given to the electoral commission on or after noon on the nomination day for the election— the nomination of the person is not affected; and a ballot paper is taken to comply with section 55 even if the name, or an abbreviation of the name, of the registered political party is printed adjacent to the candidate’s name on the ballot paper. (sec.31-ssec.5) As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the notification, the electoral commission must give the candidate a notice that states— the contents of the notification; and when the electoral commission received the notification; and if subsection (3) or (4) applies in relation to the notification—the effect of the subsection. - (a) a registered political party nominates a person as a candidate for an election under section 27 (1) (a) ; and - (b) before the election, the party withdraws the party’s endorsement of the person as a candidate for the election. - (a) the party’s endorsement of a person as a candidate for an election; or - (b) changes to the endorsement. - (a) the nomination of the person is not affected; and - (b) a ballot paper is taken to comply with section 55 even if the name, or an abbreviation of the name, of the registered political party is printed adjacent to the candidate’s name on the ballot paper. - (a) the contents of the notification; and - (b) when the electoral commission received the notification; and - (c) if subsection (3) or (4) applies in relation to the notification—the effect of the subsection.