(1) Nominations may be in a form approved by the Electoral Commissioner, and shall ¾

(a) be signed by the candidate; and

(b) state the surname and each christian or given name, the place of residence and occupation of the candidate and the form in which the candidate's name is to be printed on the ballot papers for the election.

(2) The statement of the form of the candidate's name to be printed on the ballot papers shall include the candidate's surname and may include each, or one or more, of the candidate's given names.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) a given name may be stated by specifying ¾

(a) the name;

(b) an initial standing for the name; or

(c) a commonly accepted variation of the name (including an abbreviation or truncation of the name or an alternative form of the name).

[Section 78 ⁴ amended by No. 44 of 1911 s.43; No. 51 of 1962 s.5; No. 79 of 1987 s.25; No. 36 of 2000 s.34.]