ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 180 Refunds of deposits

ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 180

    (1)     The Commission must refund the deposit paid under section 69 to a candidate who—

        (a)     retired before the election was held; or

        (b)     died before 6 p.m. on election day; or

        (c)     was a candidate in a failed election; or

        (d)     was declared elected; or

S. 180(1)(e) amended by No. 2/2003 s. 40A(a) (as amended by No. 38/2005 s. 20).

        (e)     was not declared elected but received at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in the election; or

S. 180(1)(f) inserted by No. 2/2003 s. 40A(b) (as amended by No. 38/2005 s. 20).

        (f)     was not declared elected but was a member of a group of candidates at a Council election and the combined first preference votes received by all the candidates in the group was at least 4% of the total number of first preference votes in the election.

    (2)     The deposit paid by a candidate to whom subsection (1)(b) applies must be refunded to the candidate's personal representative.

S. 180(3) inserted by No. 38/2005 s. 11.

    (3)     Subject to subsection (2), the deposit paid under section 69 must be refunded to—

        (a)     the person who paid the deposit; or

        (b)     the person authorised in writing by the person who paid the deposit.