New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY SERVICES REGULATION 2015 - REG 45

45 Candidate information sheets

(1) At any time before the close of nominations, a candidate may submit to the returning officer a statutory declaration, in Form 6, containing information intended for inclusion in a candidate information sheet.

(2) If a ballot is to be held, the returning officer must draw up a candidate information sheet consisting of the information contained in the statutory declarations submitted by the candidates.

(3) In drawing up a candidate information sheet, the returning officer may reject any information submitted if the returning officer considers that the information:

(a) is false or misleading, or

(b) is inappropriate for inclusion in the candidate information sheet, or

(c) exceeds the maximum amount of information that is suitable for inclusion in the candidate information sheet.

(4) If the returning officer rejects information under subclause (3), he or she is to give the candidate notice that the information is unsuitable and give the candidate 7 days to provide suitable information.

(5) If the candidate does not provide information that the returning officer considers to be suitable within those 7 days, no information about the candidate is to be included on the candidate information sheet.

(6) If a candidate does not submit a statutory declaration to the returning officer, the returning officer may, in drawing up a candidate information sheet, include in the sheet in respect of the candidate the words "NO INFORMATION RECEIVED".

(7) The names of the candidates must be listed on the candidate information sheet in the same order as they are listed on the ballot paper for the election.