Electoral Act 2004

(1) If the Commission is of the opinion the application must be refused under section 175F but that the application might be amended to prevent the refusal, the Commission must give the applicant written notice to that effect.

(2) The notice must:

(a) state the reasons for the opinion; and

(b) describe the effect of subsections (3) to (6).

(3) The

Commission is not required to further consider the application unless a request is made under subsection (4).

(4) Within

28 days after receiving the notice, the applicant may make a written, signed request to the Commission:

(a) to amend the application in a stated way; or

(b) to consider the application in the form in which it was made.

(5) The

Commission must comply with the request.

(6) If the applicant requests the Commission to amend the application in a stated way, the application as amended in accordance with the request is taken to be a new application for registration.

Division 2 Cancellation of registration