Electoral Act 1907

The secretary of a pre‑commencement registered party may, within the lodgment period, lodge a request in writing to the Electoral Commissioner to receive the higher reimbursement amount under amended Part 6 Division 2A.

If, during the period beginning on commencement day and ending on the amount change day, a political party becomes a registered political party under this Act, the secretary of the party may, within 28 days after the day on which the party is given written notice of the party’s registration under section 62H(5)(a), lodge a request in writing to the Electoral Commissioner to receive the higher reimbursement amount under amended Part 6 Division 2A.

The secretary of a registered political party may, in writing, withdraw a request made under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to the party before the amount change day.

Subsection (5) applies if —

a request made under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to a registered political party is withdrawn under subsection (3); and

the party endorses at least 1 candidate in an election held on or after the amount change day.

The request withdrawn under subsection (3) is taken, for the purposes of section 175LC(3), to be a party opt‑in request withdrawn under section 175LC(2).

A request lodged under subsection (1) or (2) that is not withdrawn under subsection (3) before the amount change day is taken to be, on and from that day, a party opt‑in request lodged under section 175LC(1).