Service of documents
140 Service of documents
Where the Electoral Commission is required by this Part to give a written notice to:
an applicant or applicants for registration;
the registered officer of a political party;
the person who was the registered officer of a political party immediately before its deregistration;
a person who submitted particulars to it; or
a person who made an application under subsection 141(2);
that notice shall be given by being posted by pre‑paid post as a letter addressed to:
the person nominated as the registered officer in the application for registration at his or her address shown in the application;
the registered officer of the political party at his or her address set out in the Register;
the last registered officer of the party at his or her address shown in the Register;
the person who submitted the particulars at the address specified in the particulars; or
the person who made the application under subsection 141(2) at the address specified in the application;
as the case may be.
Where a person is, or persons are, entitled by this Part to make an application to the Electoral Commission, the person or persons shall do so by causing the application to be lodged at the principal office of the Commission in Canberra, in the capital city of a State or in Darwin.
Where a person is, or persons are, entitled by this Part to lodge a document (other than an application) with the Electoral Commission, the person or persons shall do so by causing the documents to be lodged at the principal office of the Commission in Canberra.
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