Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:176:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 176 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 376032–378774

176  Declaration of nominations
 (1) Subject to subsection (3), in the case of a Senate election, the Australian Electoral Officer, or any other officer authorised by the Electoral Commissioner, must, at the declaration time, attend at the place of nomination, or at the declaration place for the relevant State or Territory, and, in respect of each candidate, declare:
 (a) the name of the candidate; and
 (b) either of the following:
 (i) the town or suburb of the candidate's place of residence;
 (ii) if an address has been specified by the candidate under subsection 166(1A)—the town or suburb of that address; and
 (c) the relevant State or Territory; and
 (d) either:
 (i) if the candidate is endorsed by a registered political party—the name of the party; or
 (ii) otherwise—that the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party; and
 (e) if the candidate has requested under subsection 168(1) that the candidate's name be grouped with one or more other candidates' names in the ballot papers:
 (i) the name requested to be printed on the ballot papers under subsection 169(4); or
 (ii) if no such name is requested—a name given to the group by the Electoral Commissioner; and
 (f) if the candidate has requested the word "Independent" be printed adjacent to the candidate's name on the ballot paper for the election—that fact.
 (2) Subject to subsection (3), in the case of a House of Representatives election, the DRO, or any other officer authorised by the Electoral Commissioner, must, at the declaration time, attend at the place of nomination for the Division, or at the declaration place for the Division, and, in respect of each candidate, declare:
 (a) the name of the candidate; and
 (b) either of the following:
 (i) the town or suburb of the candidate's place of residence;
 (ii) if an address has been specified by the candidate under subsection 166(1B)—the town or suburb of that address; and
 (c) the State or Territory in which the Division is located; and
 (d) either:
 (i) if the candidate is endorsed by a registered political party—the name of the party; or
 (ii) otherwise—that the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party; and
 (e) if the candidate has requested the word "Independent" to printed adjacent to the candidate's name on the ballot paper for the election—that fact.
 (3) The Australian Electoral Officer, DRO or authorised officer, as the case requires, must not declare a candidate's town or suburb if the candidate's address has been excluded from the Roll under section 104.
 (4) In this section:
declaration place means:
 (a) for a Senate election for a State or Territory—a place determined in relation to that State or Territory by the Australian Electoral Officer