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Electoral Act 2002
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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
S. 50(1)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 13.
(ia) if the application included a request under section 45(3), enter the logo in relation to that 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.