sec.42Creation of group of candidates

### sec.42 Creation of group of candidates If 2 or more candidates in an election propose to engage in group campaign activities for the election, the candidates may— form a group for the purposes of this Act for the election; and give the electoral commission written notice of the membership of the group. As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the notice, the electoral commission must publish a copy of the notice from which information required under subsection (5) (d) and (e) has been deleted— on the electoral commission’s website; and in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate. The group becomes a group of candidates for the election when the electoral commission publishes the notice on the electoral commission’s website under subsection (2) . See also sections 43 (3) and 43A (3) . The notice may only be given during the period that— starts— if the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area was a quadrennial election—30 days after the polling day for the quadrennial election; or otherwise—the day after the polling day for the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area; and ends immediately before the polling day for the election. The notice must— be in the approved form; and state the name of the proposed group of candidates; and state the name of each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and be signed by each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and include information about the account with a financial institution the proposed group of candidates intends to use as its account for section 127 ; and be accompanied by written notice under section 116C (1) (c) of the appointment of a person as the agent of the proposed group of candidates. s 42 amd 2019 No. 30 s 206 sub 2023 No. 8 s 16 (sec.42-ssec.1) If 2 or more candidates in an election propose to engage in group campaign activities for the election, the candidates may— form a group for the purposes of this Act for the election; and give the electoral commission written notice of the membership of the group. (sec.42-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the notice, the electoral commission must publish a copy of the notice from which information required under subsection (5) (d) and (e) has been deleted— on the electoral commission’s website; and in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate. (sec.42-ssec.3) The group becomes a group of candidates for the election when the electoral commission publishes the notice on the electoral commission’s website under subsection (2) . See also sections 43 (3) and 43A (3) . (sec.42-ssec.4) The notice may only be given during the period that— starts— if the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area was a quadrennial election—30 days after the polling day for the quadrennial election; or otherwise—the day after the polling day for the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area; and ends immediately before the polling day for the election. (sec.42-ssec.5) The notice must— be in the approved form; and state the name of the proposed group of candidates; and state the name of each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and be signed by each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and include information about the account with a financial institution the proposed group of candidates intends to use as its account for section 127 ; and be accompanied by written notice under section 116C (1) (c) of the appointment of a person as the agent of the proposed group of candidates. - (a) form a group for the purposes of this Act for the election; and - (b) give the electoral commission written notice of the membership of the group. - (a) on the electoral commission’s website; and - (b) in other ways the electoral commission considers appropriate. - (a) starts— (i) if the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area was a quadrennial election—30 days after the polling day for the quadrennial election; or (ii) otherwise—the day after the polling day for the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area; and - (i) if the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area was a quadrennial election—30 days after the polling day for the quadrennial election; or - (ii) otherwise—the day after the polling day for the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area; and - (b) ends immediately before the polling day for the election. - (i) if the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area was a quadrennial election—30 days after the polling day for the quadrennial election; or - (ii) otherwise—the day after the polling day for the most recent election in relation to the local government’s area; and - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) state the name of the proposed group of candidates; and - (c) state the name of each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and - (d) be signed by each candidate who will be a member of the group of candidates; and - (e) include information about the account with a financial institution the proposed group of candidates intends to use as its account for section 127 ; and - (f) be accompanied by written notice under section 116C (1) (c) of the appointment of a person as the agent of the proposed group of candidates.