New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 79A

79A Withdrawal of nomination for Assembly election

(1) Any candidate for an election for an electoral district may withdraw his or her name from nomination by delivering a notice under his or her hand to:

(a) the Electoral Commissioner, if the nomination paper for the candidate was delivered to the Electoral Commissioner, or

(b) the returning officer, if the nomination paper for the candidate was delivered to the returning officer,

before noon on the day of nomination for that election.

(2) A notice may be delivered to the Electoral Commissioner under this section by transmitting it by facsimile or email to the facsimile number or email address referred to in section 74 (1) (c1).

(3) A notice is not validly transmitted by email unless:

(a) an image of the completed notice signed by the candidate is included in or attached to the email, and

(b) that image includes an image of the actual signature as appearing on the notice.