Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) No
nomination shall be valid unless —
(a) the
nomination paper is received by the returning officer after the issue of the
writ and before the hour of nomination; and
(b) at
or before the hour of nomination, the required deposit is lodged with the
returning officer by or on behalf of the candidate in money or by a cheque
drawn by a financial institution upon itself and payable to the Electoral
Commissioner.
(2) Unless a greater
amount is prescribed, $250 is the required deposit for the purposes of
subsection (1)(b).
[Section 81 inserted by No. 43 of 1996
s. 9; amended by No. 24 of 2000 s. 50.]