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Electoral Act 1993

Election advertising - Registered promoters

204M: Grounds on which application for registration must be refused

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The Electoral Commission must refuse your application to be registered if your application does not comply with section 204L. They must also refuse if they are not satisfied that you are eligible to be registered under section 204K. You will be refused if your promoter name is indecent, offensive, or likely to confuse or mislead voters. The Electoral Commission has to make these decisions when you apply to be registered for election advertising.

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Part 6AAElection advertising
Registered promoters

204MGrounds on which application for registration must be refused

  1. The Electoral Commission must refuse an application by a promoter to be registered if—

  2. the application does not comply with section 204L; or
    1. the Electoral Commission is not satisfied that the promoter is eligible under section 204K to be registered; or
      1. the name of the promoter is—
        1. indecent or offensive; or
          1. likely to cause confusion or mislead electors.

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          Notes
          • Section 204M: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).