Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An application for
registration of a political party is to be made in accordance with this
section.
(2) The application
can only be made for the registration of an eligible political party.
(3) The application is
to be made by the secretary of the party.
(4) The application is
to be made to the Electoral Commissioner in an approved form and is to —
(a)
state a name for the political party; and
(b) if
the political party wishes to use an abbreviation or acronym of its name on
ballot papers for elections — set out the abbreviation or acronym; and
(c) set
out the name and address of —
(i)
the secretary of the political party; and
(ii)
another person who is to be a registered officer of the
political party;
and
(d) set
out the names and addresses of at least 500 members of the party who are
electors and on whom the party relies for the purpose of qualifying as an
eligible political party; and
(da) be
accompanied by declarations as to membership of the party, in an approved
form, completed and signed by the members on whom the party relies for the
purpose of qualifying as an eligible political party; and
(e) be
accompanied by a copy of the party’s constitution; and
(f) set
out any other prescribed information and be accompanied by a copy of any other
prescribed document; and
(g) be
accompanied by a fee of $2 000 or any greater amount that is prescribed.
(5) Applications for
registration of political parties are to be determined in the order in which
they are received by the Electoral Commissioner.
[Section 62E inserted: No. 36 of 2000 s. 63;
amended: No. 35 of 2012 s. 7; No. 20 of 2021 s. 35; No. 30 of 2023 s. 53.]