ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 57
ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 57
57—Deposit to be forfeited in certain cases
(1) The deposit made
by or on behalf of a candidate will be retained pending the election, and
after the election must be returned to the candidate, or to some person
authorised to receive it, if—
(a) the
candidate is elected; or
(b) the
total number of votes polled in the candidate's favour as first preference
votes exceeds 4 per cent of the total number of formal votes cast in the
election; or
(c)
where the candidate is a member of a group, the total number of votes polled
in favour of members of the group as first preference votes exceeds
2 per cent of the total number of formal votes cast in the election,
but otherwise the deposit will, subject to subsection (2), be forfeited
to the Crown.
(2) If a candidate
dies before polling day, his or her deposit must be returned to the
candidate's personal representative.