New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT 1912 - SECT 66HA

66HA Annual returns and other inquiries with respect to continued registration or applications for registration

(1) The registered officer of a party must, by 30 June each year, furnish to the Electoral Commissioner a return as to its continued eligibility for registration under this Part in the form prescribed by the regulations. The form so prescribed may require the return to be accompanied by specified documents.

(2) A return is not required to be furnished under subsection (1) if the party has been registered for less than 6 months before the return is due to be furnished.

(3) The Electoral Commissioner may at any time, by notice in writing, require:

(a) an applicant for registration, or

(b) the registered officer of a party,

to provide such information as is specified in the notice for the purpose of dealing with the application or of determining whether the party is an eligible party.

(4) If an applicant for registration fails to comply with a requirement made under this section, the Electoral Commissioner may decline to deal with the application.

(5) If the registered officer of a party fails to comply with a requirement made under this section, the Electoral Commissioner may cancel the registration of the party.