Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:134a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 134A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 326596–327792

earlier registered parties to be registered with the word in its name or abbreviation.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the name or logo of a party is relevantly similar to the name or logo of another party if, in the opinion of the Electoral Commission, the name or logo so nearly resembles the name or logo of the other party that it is likely to be confused with or mistaken for that name or logo.
 (2A) The Electoral Commission must:
 (a) give the parties to an objection under this section written notice of the reasons for its decision in relation to the objection if it upholds the objection; and
 (b) take such steps as the Commission considers appropriate to publicise those reasons.
 (2B) For the purposes of subsection (2A), the parties to the objection are:
 (a) the registered officer of the parent party; and
 (b) the registered officer of the second party.
 (3) In this section:
logo of a registered political party means the logo of the party that is entered in the Register.
name, in relation to a registered political party, means:
 (a) the name of the party that is entered in the Register; or
 (b) the abbreviation, entered in the Register, of the name of the party.