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ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 91

Notification and publication of applications

    (1)     If the commissioner receives an application for the registration of a political party, the commissioner must prepare written notice of the application.

    (2)     The notice must—

        (a)     state the following particulars:

              (i)     the name of the political party; and

              (ii)     any abbreviation of the name of the party that the party intends to use for this Act; and

              (iii)     the name and address of the person nominated to be the registered officer of the party; and

        (b)     state that a copy of each of the following is available for public inspection at the commissioner's office:

              (i)     the application;

              (ii)     the party's constitution;

              (iii)     if the application was accompanied by a notice under section 89 (1) (g)—the notice; and

        (c)     state that written objections to the application may be given to the commissioner within 14 days after the day the notice is notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .

    (3)     The notice is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .

    (4)     The commissioner must also publish the notice in a newspaper.

    (5)     The commissioner must make a copy of each of the following available for public inspection at the commissioner's office:

        (a)     the application;

        (b)     the party's constitution;

        (c)     if the application was accompanied by a notice under section 89 (1) (g)—the notice.



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