40Training requirements for party agents or official agents

40 Training requirements for party agents or official agents

40 Training requirements for party agents or official agents

(1) For the purposes of section 102(1)(e) of the Act, a person is not qualified for appointment as a party agent or an official agent unless the person has completed an authorised training program provided by or on behalf of the Electoral Commission for that purpose.

(2) A person is taken to have completed a training program for the purposes of this clause if the person has been notified in writing by the Electoral Commission that the person has successfully completed the program.

(3) The following persons are eligible for appointment as a party agent or an official agent without further training—

(a) a Certified Practising Accountant member of CPA Australia, New South Wales Division,

(b) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, New South Wales Region, who holds a Certificate of Public Practice issued by that Institute,

(c) a member of the Institute of Public Accountants who holds a Professional Practice Certificate issued by that Institute.