Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts The nomination of a
candidate is only effective if —
(a) a
completed nomination paper, in the prescribed form, is received by the
returning officer at the nomination place (by delivery, post, facsimile or
other prescribed means) within the period beginning on the 51 st day before
election day and ending at 4 p.m. on the 44 th day before election day (the
close of nominations ); and
(b) a
profile of the candidate, prepared in accordance with regulations, accompanies
the nomination paper; and
(ba) the
nomination paper is accompanied by any prescribed information for publication
under section 4.52; and
(bb) if
the candidate is an occupier (as defined in section 2.19(2B)) — the
nomination paper is accompanied by the following for the purpose of
establishing that a requirement prescribed for the purposes of
section 2.19(2A) is met or was met at the close of enrolments —
(i)
any statutory declaration required under regulations;
(ii)
any other prescribed information, document or item;
and
(c)
evidence that the nomination is made by or with the consent of the candidate
is given to the returning officer in a prescribed manner on or with the
nomination paper or before the close of nominations; and
(d)
payment of the prescribed deposit in a prescribed manner is received by the
returning officer when the nomination paper is received or before the close of
nominations.
[Section 4.49 amended: No. 49 of 2004 s. 39; No.
11 of 2023 s. 40.]