This legislation has been repealed.
(1) A candidate may, at any time before the close of nominations, submit to the Returning Officer a statutory declaration in or to the effect of the form in Schedule 1 containing information intended for inclusion in a candidate information sheet.
(2) If, by the close of nominations, there is a greater number of persons nominated as candidates than is required for election, the Returning Officer is to draw up a candidate information sheet consisting of the information in the statutory declarations submitted by candidates under subclause (1).
(3) If the Returning Officer considers that the information contained in a candidate's statutory declaration:(a) is not appropriate for inclusion in a candidate information sheet, or(b) is misleading in any material particular, or(c) is of a length greater than that permitted by the form in Schedule 1,the Returning Officer may, in drawing up the candidate information sheet under subclause (2), omit the information, omit or rectify the particular or reduce the length of the information, as appropriate.