Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Electoral Act 2002 - SECT 58D

Re-registration

58D. Re-registration



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

   (a)  re-register the registered political party by entering in the Register
        of Political Parties the date on which the re-registration was
        approved;

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

   (c)  publish notice of the re-registration of the registered political
        party in the Government Gazette.





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

(3) If the Commission determines that a registered political party that has
applied for re-registration should not be re-registered, the Commission must
after the specified day cancel the particulars in the Register of Political
Parties that relate to that political party.

(4) In subsection (3), specified day means-

   (a)  if no application for review of the decision of the Commission to not
        re-register the registered political party is made, the day which is
        the last day of the period applicable under section 60(3); or

   (b)  if an application for review of the decision of the Commission not to
        re-register the registered political party is made and the Tribunal
        affirms the decision of the Commission, the day on which the
        Commission makes the order affirming the decision.

(5) If an application for review of the decision of the Commission not to
re-register the registered political party is made and the Tribunal sets aside
the decision of the Commission, the Commission must-

   (a)  re-register the registered political party by entering in the Register
        of Political Parties the date on which the re-registration is to take
        effect;



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

   (c)  publish notice of the re-registration of the registered political
        party in the Government Gazette.