South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts130G—Requisites for appointment
(1) An appointment of
an agent under this Division has no effect unless—
(a) the
person appointed is a natural person who has attained the age of
18 years; and
(b)
written notice of the appointment is given to the Electoral Commissioner by
the appointing person or body; and
(c) the
name and address of the person appointed are set out in the notice; and
(d) the
person appointed—
(i)
has signed a form of consent to the appointment; and
(ii)
has signed a declaration that he or she is eligible for
appointment.
(2) A consent or
declaration under subsection (1) may be incorporated in, or written on
the same paper as, a notice under that subsection.
(3) If a person who is
the agent of an appointing person or body is convicted of an offence against
this Part or Part 20 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 in
relation to a particular State or Commonwealth election, the person is not
eligible to be appointed or to hold office as an agent for the purposes of
this Part for the purposes of any subsequent election.
(4) An appointment
(other than an appointment by a registered political party) is not effective
in relation to anything required by this Part to be done—
(a) in
respect of a return under this Part in relation to an election; or
(b)
during a specified period after polling day for an election,
if notice of the appointment was given to the Electoral Commissioner after the
close of nominations for the election.