Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations7. Form of nomination
(1) A nomination must:
(a) be in an approved form; and
(b) set out the full name and residential address of the nominee and, if the nominee would prefer the name to appear in an abbreviated form on the ballot papers, the preferred form of the name; and
(c) state the office for which the nominee is a candidate; and
Example
If the principal member of the council is to be elected at the election, the form must state whether the nominee is a candidate for election as principal member or ordinary member of the council (or both) and, if the local government area is divided into wards and the nominee is a candidate for election as an ordinary member of the council, the nomination form must state the ward for which the nominee is a candidate.
(d) contain a statement that the nominee consents, if elected, to act in the capacity in which the nominee is nominated as a candidate for election; and
(e) be signed by the nominee and at least 3 other persons who are eligible to vote at the election.
(2) A nomination must be accompanied by:
(a) a declaration, in the approved form, to the effect that the nominee is eligible for election in the capacity in which the nominee is a candidate; and
(b) a photograph of the nominee that complies with the requirements applicable to photographs of candidates for election under the Electoral Act ; and
(c) a deposit of $100 in cash or bank cheque.
(3) If a local government area is divided into wards, the same person cannot be a candidate for election in more than 1 ward.