161When Commission must cancel registration

161 When Commission must cancel registration (1) The Commission must cancel the registration of a registered party if it has not endorsed a candidate at the last 2 general elections. (2) However, subsection (1) applies to a registered party only if it was a registered party at the time of each of the general elections. (3) Subject to section 162, the Commission must cancel the registration of a registered party if the Commission reasonably believes: (a) the party has ceased to exist (whether by amalgamation with another political party or otherwise); or (b) the registered officer of the party has not complied with a notice given under section 174; or (c) the party does not have a constitution; or (d) the registration of the party was obtained by fraud; or (e) for a party registered on an application to which section 152(4) applies – the party has ceased to have at least 200 members who meet the requirements in section 152(4)(a). (4) The Commission must cancel the registration of a party registered on an application to which section 152(3) applies if the party ceases to be registered under the Commonwealth Act.