320Registration of political parties

320 Registration of political parties

320 Registration of political parties

(1) The political parties registered under this Part are—

(a) the political parties registered for the time being under Part 6 of the Electoral Act 2017, and

(b) any other political parties registered for the time being for the purposes of this Act.

(2) A party may be registered for the purposes of this Act in accordance with the procedure applicable under Part 6 of the Electoral Act 2017, subject to the following modifications of that Part—

(a) references to an eligible party are to be read as references to an eligible local government party (as defined in subsection (3)),

(b) references to Parliament are to be read as references to a council,

(c) references to the names and addresses of at least 750 members are to be read as references to the names, addresses and signatures of at least 100 members,

(d) references to the Register of Parties are to be read as references to the Local Government Register of Political Parties,

(e) references to the issue of a writ for an election are to be read as references to the closing date for an election,

(f) sections 58, 59(4), 63(2) and 66(6)(b) of that Act are to be disregarded,

(g) the reference in section 63(1)(a) of that Act to Division 3 of Part 7 of that Act is a reference to any regulations under this Act regarding a political party proposing a candidate for nomination,

(g1) the reference in section 63(1)(b) of that Act to Subdivision 2 of Division 5 of Part 7 of that Act is a reference to section 321 of this Act,

(g2) the reference in section 63(1)(c) of that Act to Subdivision 6 of Division 14 of Part 7 of that Act is a reference to any regulations under this Act regarding registration of electoral material,

(h) such other modifications as are prescribed by the regulations.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), an eligible local government party is a party—