New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 199

199 Application for registration of electoral material

(1) Application for registration may be made An application may be made to the Electoral Commissioner for the registration of electoral material for a particular election or a particular district or districts.

(2) Applications by or on behalf of parties, groups or candidates An application may be made--

(a) by the registered officer of a registered party--on behalf of the party, or

(b) by the first candidate listed in a group of candidates--on behalf of the group, or

(c) by a candidate--on his or her own behalf.

(3) Applications by or on behalf of others An application may be made--

(a) by an officer or representative of an incorporated or unincorporated body (other than a registered party or a group) who is not a candidate--on behalf of the body, or

(b) by an individual who is not a candidate--on his or her own behalf.

(4) Timing of application An application may be made only during the period starting with the nomination day and ending at 5 pm on the Friday that is 8 days before election day (the
"application period" ).

(5) Draft or sample to be provided An application must contain a draft or sample of the electoral material.

(6) Alteration or replacement of draft or sample The Electoral Commissioner may allow the draft or sample to be altered or replaced during the application period before agreeing to registration.

(7) Manner and form of application An application under this section--

(a) is to be in the approved form, and

(b) is to be verified by the applicant in the approved manner (if any), and

Note : For example, a written application may be verified by the signature of the applicant.

(c) may be lodged with the Electoral Commissioner in a written or an electronic form.

(8) Application form to indicate if electoral material to be supplied to declared facility voters The approved form of application under this section must, if the electoral material to which it relates consists of or contains a how-to-vote card, allow the applicant to indicate whether or not that electoral material should be available for perusal by electors voting at a mobile voting centre at a declared facility.