New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 182

182 Electoral matter involving joint voting directions

(1) Application of section Despite sections 180 and 181, electoral material consisting of or containing a how-to-vote card does not contravene this Subdivision merely because the card contains matter described in this section.

(2) Assembly elections The electoral material consists of or contains a how-to-vote card which contains the joint voting directions of 2 or more participants in respect of one or more electoral districts, so long as--

(a) one or other of the participants has nominated a candidate for each one of the districts, and

(b) the material does not direct or suggest that a candidate nominated by none of the participants should be given the first preference vote, and

(c) the application for registration of the material was made jointly by the registered officer of the participant or candidate, as the case may be, and

(d) the application for registration of the material otherwise complies with the relevant requirements of this Subdivision.

(3) Council elections The electoral material contains directions or suggestions (express or implied) as to how to vote in accordance with the joint voting directions of 2 or more participants in respect of a periodic Council election, so long as--

(a) each of the participants has nominated at least one candidate for the election, and

(b) the material does not direct or suggest that a candidate or candidates nominated by none of the participants should be given the first or highest preference or preferences, and

(c) the application for registration of the material was made jointly by the registered officer or the first candidate of the group of candidates, as the case may be, of each participant, and

(d) the application for registration of the material otherwise complies with the relevant requirements of this Subdivision (apart from section 181 (2) and (3)).

(4) Definition of "participant" In this section--

"participant" means a registered party or a group of candidates registered under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 .