152Application

152 Application (1) An eligible political party may apply for registration under this Part. (2) The application must: (a) be made to the Commission in the approved form; and (b) be signed by the secretary of the party; and (c) state the party's name; and (d) state the name and address, and contain a specimen signature, of the person nominated to be the registered officer of the party; and (e) be accompanied by: (i) a statutory declaration by the secretary stating the person nominated to be the registered officer of the party is qualified to be an elector; and (ii) a copy of the party's constitution; and (iii) the application fee of $500. (3) If the application is made by a political party that is registered under the Commonwealth Act, the application must also be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the secretary stating details of the party's registration under that Act. (4) If the application is made by another political party, the application must also be accompanied by: (a) a statutory declaration by the secretary stating at least 200 members of the political party are: (i) electors; and (ii) members under the party's constitution; and Electoral Act 2004 81 (iii) not members of another registered party or of a political party applying for registration; and (b) a list, in a form decided by the Commission, of the names and postal addresses of at least 200 members of the political party who meet the requirements in paragraph (a). (5) The Commission may use information obtained under subsection (4)(b) only to verify the party has at least 200 members who are electors.