Section 43

On or before nomination day at an election, not more than 20 persons must be named in writing by or on behalf of each candidate as his or her election agents for that election.

A candidate may name himself or herself as election agent, and is thereupon, so far as circumstances admit, subject to the provisions of this Act, both as a candidate and as an election agent.

On or before nomination day at an election, not more than one principal election agent for that election must be appointed by the candidate from among his or her election agents for that election.

On or before nomination day, the names and addresses of the principal election agent and every election agent of each candidate must be declared in writing by the candidate or some other person on the candidate’s behalf to the Returning Officer.

The Returning Officer must immediately, by affixing a notice in a conspicuous place outside his or her office, give public notice of the names and addresses of the principal election agent and every election agent so declared.

The appointment of a principal election agent or an election agent, whether the person so appointed be any of the candidates or not, may be revoked.

In the event of such revocation or of the death of a principal election agent or an election agent (as the case may be), whether the event is before, during or after the election, another principal election agent must or another election agent may then immediately be appointed.

The name and address of the other principal election agent or election agent appointed under subsection (5) must be declared in writing to the Returning Officer, who must immediately give public notice of the name and address in accordance with subsection (3A).