Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) At the same time as a nomination is given to the commission or the returning officer, the candidate (or another person on the candidate's behalf) must deposit, in cash or bank cheque--
(a) $250; or
(b) if a greater amount is prescribed for the purposes of this section--that amount.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the deposit must be held until the writ for the election has been returned.
(3) If the candidate dies before the writ is returned, the deposit must be returned to--
(a) if the deposit was paid by someone other than the candidate--the other person; or
(b) otherwise--the candidate's personal representative.
(4) The deposit must be returned to the person who paid the deposit, or someone else with the person's written authority, if--
(a) the candidate withdraws consent to the nomination under section 87; or
(b) the candidate is elected; or
(c) at least 4% of the total number of formal first preference votes polled in the election for the electoral district are in favour of the candidate.
(5) The deposit becomes the property of the State when the outcome of the election is determined unless subsection (3) or (4) applies.