Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The nomination of
a person as a candidate for the election —
(a) must
be made in the form of Form 1; and
(b) must
be signed by the person; and
(c) must
specify the candidate’s name to be used on the ballot paper, which must
include the candidate’s surname and one or more of the candidate’s
given names; and
(d) must
be lodged at the place specified in the notice of election; and
(e) must
be lodged —
(i)
after the date and time specified in the notice of
election for the opening of nominations; and
(ii)
before the date and time specified in the notice of
election for the close of nominations;
and
(f) may
be accompanied by a candidate’s profile prepared in accordance with
regulation 8.
(2) The returning
officer may reject a nomination that does not conform with
subregulation (1)(a) to (e).
(3) Before rejecting a
nomination under subregulation (2), the returning officer may, by notice
in writing to the person who nominated as a candidate, give the person an
opportunity to remedy the defect within a period specified by the returning
officer in the notice.