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41  At the end of section 302D
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Candidates and groups
 (5) Despite subsection 287(9), for the purposes of this section, a person who is a candidate in an election or by‑election:
 (a) is taken to begin to be a candidate in the election or by‑election on the earlier of the following days:
 (i) the day that is 6 months before the day the person announced that the person would be a candidate in the election or by‑election;
 (ii) the day that is 6 months before the day the person nominated as a candidate in the election or by‑election; and
 (b) is taken to cease to be a candidate in the election or by‑election at the end of 30 days after the polling day in the election or by‑election.
Note: Under subsection 4(1), a candidate in an election or by‑election is a political entity.
 (6) Despite subsection 287(9), for the purposes of this section, a group:
 (a) is taken to begin to be a group in an election on the day that is 6 months before the day the members of the group make a request under section 168 for their names to be grouped in the ballot papers for the election; and
 (b) is taken to cease to be a group in the election at the end of 30 days after the polling day in the election.
Note: Under subsection 4(1), a member of a group is a political entity.