(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , a person nominated as a candidate for election in accordance with section 77 may withdraw that nomination by notice signed by the person or by another approved method and lodged with the Commissioner or the returning officer, as appropriate, before noon on nomination day.

(2)  A person nominated as a candidate for election in accordance with section 77(3) or (5) may withdraw that nomination only with the consent, in an approved form, of the registered officer who nominated that person.

(3)  A person nominated as a candidate for election in accordance with section 77(4) may withdraw that nomination only with the consent, in an approved form, of each of the other persons nominated in the same group.