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Electoral Act 2004
175GAmendment of application
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175G Amendment of application
(1) If the Commission is of the opinion the application must be refused
under section 175F but that the application might be amended to
prevent the refusal, the Commission must give the applicant written
notice to that effect.
(2) The notice must:
(a) state the reasons for the opinion; and
(b) describe the effect of subsections (3) to (6).
(3) The Commission is not required to further consider the application
unless a request is made under subsection (4).
(4) Within 28 days after receiving the notice, the applicant may make a
written, signed request to the Commission:
(a) to amend the application in a stated way; or
(b) to consider the application in the form in which it was made.
(5) The Commission must comply with the request.
(6) If the applicant requests the Commission to amend the application
in a stated way, the application as amended in accordance with the
request is taken to be a new application for registration.