Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 50

Registration

50. Registration



(1) If the Commission determines that a political party that has applied for
registration may be registered, the Commission must-

   (a)  register the political party by entering in the Register of Political
        Parties-

   (i)  the name of the political party; and

   (ii) the name and address of the person who has been nominated as the
        registered officer of the political party for the purposes of this
        Act; and

   (b)  give written notice to the political party that the Commission has
        registered the political party; and

   (c)  if a person submitted particulars in response to the invitation
        referred to in section 49(2)(b) in relation to the application, give
        written notice to that person that the Commission has registered the
        political party, setting out the reasons for rejecting the grounds
        particulars of which were submitted by the person; and

   (d)  publish notice of the registration of the political party in the
        Government Gazette.

(2) If the Commission determines that a political party that has applied for
registration should not be registered, the Commission must give the political
party written notice that its application has been refused, setting out the
reasons for the refusal.