Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 89

    (1)     An application for registration of a political party must—

        (a)     be signed by the secretary of the party; and

        (b)     state the party's name; and

        (c)     state any abbreviation of the party's name that the party intends to use for this Act; and

        (d)     state the name and address, and contain a specimen signature, of the person nominated to be the registered officer of the party; and

        (e)     be accompanied by a copy of the party's constitution; and

        (f)     be accompanied by a list of the names and addresses of at least 100 members of the party who are electors; and

        (g)     if the party's name, or any abbreviation of the party's name that the party intends to use for this Act, includes the name of a particular living person—be accompanied by a written notice, signed by the person, that—

              (i)     states an address for the person or indicates that the person's address is suppressed; and

              (ii)     states that the person consents to the use of the person's name in the party's name or abbreviation.

Note     If a form is approved under s 340A (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.

    (2)     However, a notice is not required under subsection (1) (g) if the use of the person's name in the party's name or abbreviation does not suggest that there is a connection between the party and the person.

Example

a name that suggests the party is opposed to the named person

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

    (3)     The commissioner may use information obtained under subsection (1) (f) only to find out whether the party has at least 100 members who are electors.