Electoral Act 1993

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

71A: Obligation to provide annual declaration regarding party

You could also call this:

"Political parties must send a yearly report to the Electoral Commission by 30 April."

If you are the secretary of a registered political party, you must send a declaration to the Electoral Commission by 30 April each year. You must make this declaration in the manner provided by section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. This declaration must state how your party plans to take part in general elections, such as by submitting a list of candidates under section 127 or having candidates stand for your party.

You must also state in the declaration whether your party has at least 500 current financial members who can enrol as electors. The Electoral Commission needs this information from you every year. You are responsible for making sure the declaration is sent to the Electoral Commission on time.

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Government and voting > Elections

71: Requirement for registered parties to follow democratic procedures in candidate selection, or

"Parties must let members help choose election candidates in a fair way"

71B: Obligation to provide copy of party membership rules and candidate selection rules, or

"Political parties must share their membership and candidate selection rules with the Electoral Commission"

Part 4Registration of political parties and party logos
Registration of political parties

71AObligation to provide annual declaration regarding party

The secretary of any political party registered under this Act must ensure that the Electoral Commission receives by 30 April in each year a declaration made by the secretary in the manner provided by section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, which declaration must—
state that the party intends, at general elections,—
1. to submit a list of candidates under section 127; or
2. to have 1 or more constituency candidates stand for the party or for a related political party; or
3. both; and
state whether the party has at least 500 current financial members who are eligible to enrol as electors.

Notes

Section 71A: inserted, on 28 February 2002, by section 19(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).