Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 45

Application for registration

45. Application for registration



(1) An eligible political party may apply to the Commission to be registered
if the political party had not made an application for registration within the
previous 6 months that was refused by the Commission.

(2) An application for the registration of an eligible political party must-

   (a)  be in writing, signed by the secretary of the political party; and

   (b)  set out the name of the political party; and

   (c)  set out the name and address of the person who is to be the registered
        officer of the political party for the purposes of this Act; and

   (d)  be accompanied by a copy of the constitution (however described) of
        the political party; and

   (e)  be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the secretary
        stating that at least 500 members of the political party are-

   (i)  electors; and

   (ii) members in accordance with the rules of the political party; and

   (iii) not members of another registered political party or of a political
        party applying for registration; and

   (f)  be accompanied by a list, in a form determined by the Commission, of
        the names and addresses of at least 500 members of the political party
        who meet the requirements set out in paragraph (e); and

   (g)  be accompanied by a fee of 50 fee units.