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ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 58 Review of party register

ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 58

Review of party register

(1)  Subject to subsection (3) , the Commission may review a registered party.
(2)  Before conducting a review of a registered party, the Commission is to give notice in writing to the registered officer of the party that the party is to be reviewed and include with that notice an approved review of party registration form –
(a) setting out the names and addresses of the registered members; and
(b) indicating if any registered member is not currently an elector; and
(c) setting out the name and address of the registered officer.
(3)  The Commission may not review a party more than once in any year unless –
(a) the Commission believes for any reason that less than 100 registered members of the party remain eligible to be registered members of that party; or
(b) an objection to the cancellation of registration of the party has been received in accordance with section 61(6) .
(4)  The registered officer is to indicate on the review of party registration form –
(a) next to the name of each registered member –
(i) whether or not the member is a current member of the registered party; and
(ii) the new address for the member if he or she has changed his or her address; and
(b) the new address for the registered officer if he or she has changed his or her address –
and return it to the Commission within 30 days of the date of the notice.
(5)  If the registered officer indicates on the review of party registration form that a registered member is not a current member of the party, the registered officer must provide to the Commission, with that form, an application to delete the name of that member in accordance with section 55 .
(6)  The registered officer may also provide to the Commission, together with the review of party registration form, an application to add the name of an elector in accordance with section 54 .
(7)  On the return of a review of party registration form and any accompanying application to delete from or add to the list of registered members, the Commission is to –
(a) amend the party register accordingly; and
(b) delete from the party register the name and address of any registered member who is not an elector.