South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts130E—Appointment of agents by parties, candidates and groups
(1) A
registered political party must appoint a person to be the agent of the party
for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Subject to
subsection (4), a candidate in an election (including a member of a group
of candidates) may appoint a person to be the agent of the candidate, for the
purposes of this Part, in relation to the election.
(3) Subject to
subsection (4), the members of a group of candidates in an election may
appoint a person to be the agent of the group, for the purposes of this Part,
in relation to the election.
(4) However, if a
registered political party has endorsed—
(a) a
candidate; or
(b) all
the members of a group of candidates,
the agent of the party is the agent of the candidate or group (as the case
requires), for the purposes of this Part, in relation to the election.
(5) Subject to
subsection (4), during any period during which there is no appointment in
force under subsection (2) of an agent of a candidate, the candidate is
to be taken to be his or her own agent for the purposes of this Part.
(6) Subject to
subsection (4), during any period during which there is no appointment in
force under subsection (3) of an agent of a group, the candidate whose
name is to appear first in the group on the ballot papers is to be taken to be
the agent of the group for the purposes of this Part.