90Lodgement of candidate questionnaire form—elections at the City of Melbourne

90 Lodgement of candidate questionnaire form—elections at the City of Melbourne

(1) A candidate for the office of Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor or Councillor at the City of Melbourne may lodge with the election manager a completed candidate questionnaire form.

(2) The candidate questionnaire form is Form 3 of Schedule 1.

(3) A candidate questionnaire form must be lodged before 12 noon on the fourth day after nomination day—

(a) at the place or places that nominations are received under regulation 22(2); or

(b) if the election manager has advised candidates that candidate questionnaire forms are to be received at another place, at that other place; or

(4) A lodged candidate questionnaire form must be accompanied by a declaration signed and dated by the candidate which states that the answers provided are true and correct.

(5) If the lodged candidate questionnaire form includes a claim of endorsement by a registered political party, the candidate must lodge a document containing the written consent of the registered officer of the party to the claim of endorsement with the completed candidate questionnaire form.

For requirements regarding the lodgement of a candidature questionnaire form in other Council elections—see regulation 43.

New reg. 91 inserted by S.R. No. 104/2022 reg. 12.