17Requirements for nomination

17  Requirements for nomination

  A nomination is not valid unless:

  (a) the person nominated:

  (i) consents to act if elected; and

  (ii) declares:

1. that he or she is qualified under section 142V of the Act to stand for election; and
2. that he or she is not, and does not intend to be, a candidate in any other election to be held on the same day as the election to which the nomination relates; and

  (iii) is enrolled for the ward for which he or she is nominating when the declaration is made; and

  (b) the nomination paper, or a copy received by electronic mail or facsimile transmission, is received by the Returning Officer within the nomination period.