New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2017 - SECT 59

59 Application for registration

(1) An application for the registration of a party may be made to the Electoral Commissioner (in the form and manner approved by the Electoral Commissioner) by the secretary of the party.

(2) An application for the registration of a party must--

(a) set out the name of the party, and

(b) if the party wishes to be able to use an abbreviation of its name on ballot papers or electoral material--set out that abbreviation, and

(b1) if the party wishes to be able to use a logo on ballot papers or electoral material--include the following--

(i) a copy of the logo as a black and white image in a format determined by the Electoral Commissioner,

(ii) a declaration that the use of the logo will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person,

(iii) other requirements relating to the logo as determined by the Electoral Commissioner, and

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

(d) set out the name and address of the individual who is to be the deputy registered officer of the party for the purposes of this Act, and

(e) set out the name and address of the individual who is to be the secretary of the party for the purposes of this Act, and

(f) set out the address of the party headquarters in New South Wales, and

(g) include a copy of the written constitution of the party, and

(h) set out the following information (unless the information is already in the written constitution of the party)--

(i) the party's objects,

(ii) the procedure for amending the party's written constitution,

(iii) the rules for membership of the party, including the procedure for accepting a person as a member and ending a person's membership,

(iv) a description of the party structure and of how the party manages its internal affairs,

(v) the procedure for selecting a person to hold an office in the party and for removing a person from office,

(vi) the names of the officers or members of the party responsible for ensuring the party complies with this Act and the Electoral Funding Act 2018 , and

(i) set out the names and enrolled addresses of 750 members of the party on whom the party relies for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible party, and

(j) include declarations of membership of the party (in the form approved by the Electoral Commissioner) completed and signed by the members on whom the party relies for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible party, and

(l) set out such other particulars (or include such other documents) as are required by the regulations or the approved form of application.

(3) An application for the registration of a party may include an additional list of names and enrolled addresses of members of the party (and the corresponding declarations) to supplement the required list of 750 members of the party in the event that the Electoral Commissioner determines that the party is not entitled to rely on any person named in the application as a member of the party.

(4) An application for the registration of a party must be accompanied by a fee of $2,000 or such other amount as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(5) On receipt of an application for the registration of a party, the Electoral Commissioner may carry out preliminary tests and inquiries (including any test or inquiry referred to in section 64) to determine whether the party is an eligible party and the application is duly made.