Registered officers
42A Registered officers
A registered political party must have a registered officer.
The registered officer and any deputy registered officer of a registered political party must be an elector.
If a registered officer of a registered political party ceases to be an elector, he or she ceases to be the registered officer of the party.
A registered political party must not be without a registered officer for a period longer than one month.
Maximum penalty: $750.
Expiation fee: $105.
A registered political party must, within one month after any change in the identity or address of its registered officer, give notice in writing to the Electoral Commissioner containing details of the change.
Maximum penalty: $750.
Expiation fee: $105.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (4) or (5) for the registered political party to prove that the matters alleged against it did not arise from a failure by the party to exercise proper diligence.
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