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#### 65 Electoral Commissioner may request statement of current structure be provided
65 Electoral Commissioner may request statement of current structure be provided
> > (1) The Electoral Commissioner may, at any time, by notice in writing served on a registered officer or any other officer of a registered party, require the registered officer or other officer to prepare and produce a statement of the following (unless the information is already in the written constitution of the party)—
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> > > (a) the party’s objects,
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> > > (b) the procedure for amending the party’s written constitution,
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> > > (c) the rules for membership of the party, including the procedure for accepting a person as a member and ending a person’s membership,
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> > > (d) a description of the party structure and of how the party manages its internal affairs,
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> > > (e) the procedure for selecting a person to hold an office in the party and for removing a person from office,
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> > > (f) the names of the officers or members of the party responsible for ensuring the party complies with this Act and the [Electoral Funding Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-020),
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> > > (g) the names and addresses of the party’s registered officer, deputy registered officer and secretary.
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> > (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice served on the person under this section.
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> > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
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> > (3) The Electoral Commissioner may make changes to the Register of Parties in response to information furnished in compliance with a notice served under this section.
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> **s 65:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[27\].