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Electoral Act 2017
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#### 70 Public access to Register
70 Public access to Register
> > (1) The Register of Parties kept under this Part must be available for public inspection during ordinary office hours.
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> > (2) Applications for registration or for the amendment of the particulars in the Register of Parties must also be made available for public inspection during ordinary office hours.
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> > (3) Without limiting subsection (4), the following information and documents in relation to each registered party that is kept on the Register of Parties must be published on the Electoral Commission’s website—
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> > > (a) the name of the party,
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> > > (b) the registered abbreviation of the name of the party (if any),
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> > > (b1) the registered logo of the party, if any,
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> > > (c) the name of the registered officer of the party,
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> > > (d) the name of the deputy registered officer of the party,
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> > > (e) the name of the secretary of the party,
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> > > (f) the address of the party headquarters in New South Wales,
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> > > (g) a copy of the registered party’s written constitution.
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> > (3A) The address of a silent elector must not be made available for public inspection or published on the Electoral Commission’s website.
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> > (4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to other forms of public inspection of the Register of Parties and applications for registration or for the amendment of the particulars in the Register of Parties (for example, by publication on the Electoral Commission’s website).
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> **s 70:** Am 2022 No 57, Sch 2\[7\]; 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[30\].