sec.135ARegistered political party must notify endorsement of candidate

### sec.135A Registered political party must notify endorsement of candidate This section applies if any of the following events happen— a registered political party endorses a person to be a candidate in an election; if a registered political party notifies the electoral commission under this section about the endorsement of a person to be a candidate in an election—the party’s endorsement of the person changes before the polling day for the election; a councillor who was endorsed by a registered political party for the election for which the councillor was elected stops being a member of the party. The registered officer of the registered political party must give the electoral commission written notice, in the approved form, about the event (an event notice ) within 7 days after the event happens. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the event notice, the electoral commission must give the candidate or councillor a written notice that states— the contents of the event notice; and when the electoral commission received the event notice. If a change mentioned in subsection (1) (b) is the withdrawal of a registered political party’s endorsement of a person as a candidate for an election, a notice given by the party under section 31 about the withdrawal is taken to be an event notice given about the change under this section. Section 31 requires a registered political party to notify the electoral commission about the withdrawal of the party’s endorsement of a candidate nominated by the party for election. The electoral commission may publish an event notice on the electoral commission’s website. s 135A ins 2023 No. 8 s 52 (sec.135A-ssec.1) This section applies if any of the following events happen— a registered political party endorses a person to be a candidate in an election; if a registered political party notifies the electoral commission under this section about the endorsement of a person to be a candidate in an election—the party’s endorsement of the person changes before the polling day for the election; a councillor who was endorsed by a registered political party for the election for which the councillor was elected stops being a member of the party. (sec.135A-ssec.2) The registered officer of the registered political party must give the electoral commission written notice, in the approved form, about the event (an event notice ) within 7 days after the event happens. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.135A-ssec.3) As soon as practicable after the electoral commission receives the event notice, the electoral commission must give the candidate or councillor a written notice that states— the contents of the event notice; and when the electoral commission received the event notice. (sec.135A-ssec.4) If a change mentioned in subsection (1) (b) is the withdrawal of a registered political party’s endorsement of a person as a candidate for an election, a notice given by the party under section 31 about the withdrawal is taken to be an event notice given about the change under this section. Section 31 requires a registered political party to notify the electoral commission about the withdrawal of the party’s endorsement of a candidate nominated by the party for election. (sec.135A-ssec.5) The electoral commission may publish an event notice on the electoral commission’s website. - (a) a registered political party endorses a person to be a candidate in an election; - (b) if a registered political party notifies the electoral commission under this section about the endorsement of a person to be a candidate in an election—the party’s endorsement of the person changes before the polling day for the election; - (c) a councillor who was endorsed by a registered political party for the election for which the councillor was elected stops being a member of the party. - (a) the contents of the event notice; and - (b) when the electoral commission received the event notice.