Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:166:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 166 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 351508–354076

the candidate's name is, under subsection 99(4), enrolled on the Roll for any Subdivision of the Division that he or she represented;
the candidate may set out in his or her nomination the address recorded in that enrolment rather than his or her place of residence.
 (1C) A nomination need only be signed by at least one other person entitled to vote at the election (the new election) for which the candidate is nominated if the candidate:
 (a) is a sitting independent in relation to the new election; and
 (b) is not endorsed by a registered political party in the new election at the close of nominations.
 (1D) For the purposes of subsection (1C), a candidate for election to the Senate for a State or Territory is a sitting independent for the new election if:
 (a) the candidate was elected as a Senator for that State or Territory in an election (the previous election); and
 (b) the candidate was not endorsed by a registered political party in the previous election; and
 (c) the candidate continues to be a Senator for that State or Territory as a result of the previous election until:
 (i) the writ for the new election is issued; or
 (ii) if the writ for the new election is issued in relation to a dissolution of the Senate—that dissolution of the Senate.
 (1E) For the purposes of subsection (1C), a candidate for election to the House of Representatives for a Division (the seat being contested) is a sitting independent for the new election if:
 (a) the candidate was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in an election (the previous election) for a particular Division (the existing seat); and
 (b) the candidate was not endorsed by a registered political party in the previous election; and
 (c) the candidate continues to be a member of the House of Representatives for the existing seat as a result of the previous election until:
 (i) the writ for the new election is issued; or
 (ii) if the writ for the new election is issued in relation to a dissolution of the House of Representatives—that dissolution of the House of Representatives; and
 (d) the existing seat is either the same as, or has territory in common with, the seat being contested.
 (2) A nomination may name a candidate only by specifying:
 (a) the surname and the Christian or given name, or one or more of the Christian or given names, under which the candidate is enrolled; or
 (b) in a case where the candidate is not enrolled—a surname and the Christian or given name, or one or more of the Christian or given names, under which the candidate is entitled to