Electoral Act 1907

For the purposes of this section and section 244(1)(b), an application to amend the register of political parties under section 242(3)(b) complies with the relevant name requirements if, were the application to be granted, neither the registered name nor the registered abbreviation of the relevant party would contain an earlier registered word.

If an application to amend the register of political parties is lodged in accordance with section 242(3)(b) within the response period referred to in section 242(3), the Electoral Commissioner must —

consider the application; and

determine whether or not the application complies with the relevant name requirements.

If the Electoral Commissioner determines under subsection (2)(b) that the application complies with the relevant name requirements, sections 62G, 62H and 62J apply to the application as if it were an application for registration of a political party, subject to —

the modifications set out in subsection (4) of this section; and

any other necessary modifications.

For the purposes of subsection (3), the modifications are as follows —

section 62G(3) applies as if it required the Gazette notice referred to in that section to include the following matters instead of the matters referred to in section 62G(3)(a) and (b) —

the proposed change to the registered name, registered abbreviation, or both, of the registered political party;

the name and address of each registered officer of the registered political party;

an invitation to each elector who believes that the application does not comply with section 242(3)(b), or should be refused under section 62J, to submit to the Electoral Commissioner, within 5 business days beginning on the day of publication of the Gazette notice, a statement under section 62G(4);

section 62G(4)(a) applies as if the reference to the elector’s belief under section 62G(3)(b) were a reference to the elector’s belief referred to in paragraph (a)(iii) of this subsection;

section 62G(6)(b) applies as if the reference to such reasonable period as is specified in the notice were a reference to the period of 3 business days beginning on the day on which the notice is given;

section 62H(1) applies as if the reference to the application complying with the requirements of section 62E were a reference to the application complying with the requirements of section 242(3)(b);

section 62J(1A) does not apply.