New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2021 - REG 301

301 Claims for grouping of candidates

(1) This section applies to a claim under section 308A (Grouping of candidates) of the Act.

(2) A claim must be in the form approved by the election manager to be effective.

(3) A claim is of no effect if--

(a) the name of any candidate included in the claim is included in any other claim, or

(b) the claim is withdrawn by the candidates who made the claim by a notice--

(i) in the form approved by the election manager, and

(ii) delivered or sent to the returning officer to be received by the returning officer before midday on the nomination day.

(4) On receipt of a claim or notice of withdrawal of a claim, the returning officer must endorse on it the date and time of receipt.