COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 287M Applications for deregistration
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 287M
Applications for deregistration(1) A person or entity that is registered as a significant third party or an associated entity may apply to the Electoral Commissioner to be deregistered.
(2) The application must be in an approved form.
(3) On receiving the application, the Electoral Commissioner must deregister the person or entity as a significant third party or an associated entity if the Commissioner is satisfied that the person or entity no longer meets the requirements for registration as a significant third party or associated entity (as the case requires). Otherwise, the Commissioner must refuse the application.
Review of decisions
(4) Section 141 (review of certain decisions) applies as if:
(a) a decision under this section to refuse to deregister a person or entity in accordance with the person or entity's application were a reviewable decision; and
(b) references to a person included references to a
significant third party or associated entity.