Only certain people are entitled to attend the delivery of nomination papers and to inspect and make any objections to the validity of a regional nomination form.1
Once they have submitted nomination papers and the party list or individual candidate stands validly nominated, the following can inspect and make objections to a regional nomination form:
you
any other Nominating Officers who have submitted a list
a party list candidate
the election agent of a party list
if the election agent is also a candidate on the party list, someone nominated by them to attend on their behalf
a person standing as an individual candidate
the election agent of a person standing as an individual candidate
if an individual candidate is their own election agent, someone nominated by them to attend on their behalf
Nomination papers cannot be inspected by anybody else at any time.
Electoral Commission representatives and one other person chosen by each validly nominated party list or individual candidate may also be present at the delivery of nomination papers, but may not inspect them nor make any objections.
No other person, except the Regional Returning Officer and their staff, may attend the delivery of nomination papers.