New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

13 Nomination of candidates

• (1) The closing time and date for nomination of candidates must be 12 noon on the 60th day before the election day.

  (2) No person may be nominated as a candidate unless he or she meets the criteria set out in section 139AD(1)(b) of the Act.

  (3) Every nomination of a candidate must—

  • (a) be in writing; and

  • (b) specify the name of the nominator and the candidate that he or she is nominating; and

  • (c) be assented to by the candidate in writing; and

  • (d) be seconded by a registered teacher who is on the roll of persons who are entitled to vote for a person to represent the sector that the candidate is being nominated to represent; and

  • (e) include the teacher registration number of the candidate and his or her résumé in the form specified by the returning officer; and

  • (f) include the candidate's profile statement (if any) in accordance with rule 14.

  (4) A nomination of a person as a candidate for election as a sector representative is not valid unless the person who made that nomination is on the roll of persons who the returning officer believes will be entitled to vote for a person to represent that sector.

  (5) The returning officer must determine the validity of every nomination.