66Amendment of Register

66 Amendment of Register

66 Amendment of Register

(1) An application may be made to the Electoral Commissioner (in the form and manner approved by the Electoral Commissioner) for the amendment of the particulars in the Register of Parties with respect to a registered party.

(2) The application may be made—

(a) by the registered officer of the party, or

(b) if the application is to change the registered officer of the party and the registered officer is dead or is otherwise unavailable—by the deputy registered officer (or, if there is no deputy registered officer, the secretary of the party).

(3) The registered officer of a registered party must make an application under this section to amend the particulars in the Register of Parties within 21 days after—

(a) an amendment to the party’s written constitution, or

(b) a decision by the party to change its registered officer, or

(c) a change in any of the following (unless the change comprises an amendment to the party’s written constitution)—

(i) the party’s objects,

(ii) the procedure for amending the party’s written constitution,

(iii) the rules for membership of the party, including the procedure for accepting a person as a member and ending a person’s membership,

(iv) a description of the party structure and of how the party manages its internal affairs,

(v) the procedure for selecting a person to hold an office in the party and for removing a person from office,

(va) the address of the party’s registered officer,

(vb) the name or address of the party’s deputy registered officer or secretary,

(vi) 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.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(4) If a registered officer of a registered party is dead or is otherwise unavailable, the deputy registered officer of the party (or, if there is no deputy registered officer, the secretary of the party) must make an application under this section to amend the particulars in the Register of Parties as soon as is reasonably practicable after a decision by the party to change its registered officer.