Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00719:clause:2_3c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00719
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 3C
Character Range: 6453–7308

3C  After subsection 126(2)
Insert:

 (2A) Two or more parties cannot rely on the same member for the purpose of qualifying or continuing to qualify as an eligible political party.  The following provisions apply accordingly:
 (a) a member who is relied on by 2 or more parties may nominate the party entitled to rely on the member, but if a party is not nominated after the Commission has given the member at least 30 days to do so, the member is not entitled to be relied on by any of those parties;
 (b) the members on whom a registered party relies may be changed at any time by an amendment of the Register of Political Parties;
 (c) the registration of a party is not to be cancelled because of this subsection unless the Commission has taken action to determine whether the party should be deregistered because of paragraph 137(1)(a), (b) or (c).