Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2004 - SECT 44

      (1) An application for registration of a party under this Part is to be in writing in accordance with the approved form and is to –

(a) be signed by the party secretary; and

(b) set out the name of the party, which –

(i) is not to be the name of an existing party, unless the party to be registered has obtained the written consent of the existing party; and

(ii) is not to include the word "independent"; and

(c) set out the ballot paper name, which is the form of the name of the party to appear on ballot papers and –

(i) is not to be the name of an existing party, unless the party to be registered has obtained the written consent of the existing party; and

(ii) is not to include the word "independent"; and

(iii) is not to consist of more than 6 words; and

(d) set out the name and address of the person who is to be the registered officer of the party and be signed by that person; and

(e) set out the name and address of the person who is to be the deputy registered officer of the party and be signed by that person; and

(f) set out the names and addresses of at least 100 members of the party who are to be the registered members; and

(g) be accompanied by the statutory declarations referred to in subsection (3); and

(h) be lodged with the Commission.

      (2) A person is not eligible to be a registered officer, deputy registered officer or registered member unless that person is an elector.

      (3) Each of the persons listed in accordance with subsection (1)(f) is to make a statutory declaration in an approved form that he or she –

(a) is a member of the party in relation to which the application is made; and

(b) supports the application for registration of that party.