Electoral Funding Act 2018

The Electoral Commission is to keep 3 registers, to be called the Register of Candidates, the Register of Third-party Campaigners and the Register of Official Agents respectively, for the by-election.

The registers may be established on a date determined by the Electoral Commission and published on its website but must be established by the following days—

in the case of a State election—the day of the issue of the writ for the by-election,

in the case of a local government election—the day for the close of the roll of electors for the by-election.

Subject to this Act, the registers are to be kept in the manner and form determined by the Electoral Commission.

The provisions of Divisions 2, 4 and 6 apply to and in respect of the Register of Candidates, the Register of Third-party Campaigners and the Register of Official Agents for the by-election in the same way as they apply to and in respect of the Register of Candidates, the Register of Third-party Campaigners and the Register of Official Agents under those Divisions, and apply as if—

in the case of a State election, references to groups were omitted, and

references to a general election were references to the by-election, and

any other necessary adaptations were made.