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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of political parties and party logos - Registration of political parties

69: Changes to Register of Political Parties

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"Changing a political party's details, like its name, in the official list"

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If you are a person who can act on behalf of a political party, you can apply to the Electoral Commission to make some changes. You can apply to change the name of the party or the abbreviation of the party's name, as described in section 63(1). The rules that apply to this application are mostly the same as those in section 63 and sections 64 to 67, but with some modifications.

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Registration of political parties

69Changes to Register of Political Parties

  1. A person described in section 63(1) may, on behalf of a political party, apply to the Electoral Commission to—

  2. change the name of the party:
    1. change the abbreviation of the name of the party.

      1. Section 63 (except subsection (2)(e)) and sections 64 to 67 apply to that application with any necessary modifications.

      Notes
      • Section 69: replaced, on , by section 12 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).