Electoral Act 2004

(1) The registered officer of a registered party must prepare a return in the approved form for each financial year stating that, as at the end of that financial year:

(a) if the party was registered on an application to which section 152(3) applies – whether or not the party continues to be registered under the Commonwealth Act; or

(b) if the party was registered on an application to which section 152(4) applies – whether or not the party continues to have at least 200 members who meet the requirements in section 152(4)(a).

(2) The registered officer must give the return and a copy of the party's current constitution to the Commission within 16 weeks after the end of the financial year.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Note for section 171A

The reporting agent of a registered party must also give a return about the party's financial matters under section 205 for each financial year.