Victorian Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 2002 - SECT 58D

    (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.