Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (3), in the case of a Senate election, the Australian Electoral Officer must, at the declaration time, attend at the place of nomination, or at the declaration place for the relevant State or Territory, publicly produce all nomination papers received by him or her, and, in respect of each candidate, declare:
(a) the name of the candidate; and
(b) either:
(i) if an address has been specified by the candidate under subsection 166(1A)--that address; or
(ii) in any other case--the place of residence of the candidate.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), in the case of a House of Representatives election, the DRO must, at the declaration time, attend at the place of nomination for the Division, or at the declaration place for the Division, publicly produce all nomination papers received by him or her, and, in respect of each candidate, declare:
(a) the name of the candidate; and
(b) either:
(i) if an address has been specified by the candidate under subsection 166(1B)--that address; or
(ii) in any other case--the place of residence of the candidate.
(3) The Australian Electoral Officer or the DRO, as the case requires, must not declare:
(a) the address specified by a candidate under subsection 166(1A) or (1B); or
(b) the place of residence of a candidate;
if the candidate's address has been excluded from the Roll under section 104.
(4) In this section:
(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 for that State or Territory; and
(b) for a House of Representatives election for a Division--a place determined in relation to that Division by the Australian Electoral Officer for the relevant State or Territory.
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