Candidate not disqualified if name removed from roll without cause

1 This section applies to a person— a who is qualified to be registered as an elector of an electoral district; and b whose name was entered on the electoral roll for that district; but c whose name has been subsequently removed from that electoral roll through no fault or failure of that person. 2 A person is not, by reason only of his or her name having been removed from an electoral roll, disqualified from becoming a candidate and being elected as a member of Parliament. 3 However, a person who consents to his or her nomination as a candidate must make a statutory declaration declaring that— a he or she is qualified to be registered as an elector of the electoral district in respect of which he or she was previously registered; and b his or her name was removed from the electoral roll for that district through no fault or failure of his or her own. 4 A person nominated as a candidate must, when giving his or her consent to the nomination, send the statutory declaration to— a the Electoral Commission , if the person was nominated as a constituency candidate by registered electors under section 143 ; or b the party secretary, if the person is to be nominated as— i a constituency candidate by the party secretary under section 146D ; or ii a list candidate. Section 49 : substituted , on 1 October 2010 , by section 14 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26). Section 49(4)(a) : amended , on 20 December 2025 , by section 82 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).