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20  Application of amendments

Membership requirements
(1) The following amendments of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Act) made by this Schedule apply, after this item commences, in relation to a political party other than a registered political party:
 (a) the amendment of the definition of eligible political party in subsection 123(1);
 (b) the amendment of subsection 126(2);
 (c) section 123A so far as it relates to those amendments.
(2) Subitem (1) has effect in relation to a political party other than a registered political party:
 (a) whether or not the party has applied for registration under Part XI of the Act; and
 (b) whether any such application was made before or after this item commences.
(3) The following amendments of the Act made by this Schedule apply from the start of the day after the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent:
 (a) the amendments of section 137;
 (b) section 123A so far as it relates to those amendments.

Party names
(4) The amendments of sections 129 and 129A of the Act made by this Schedule apply in relation to an application for the registration of a political party made after this item commences.
(5) The amendments of section 134A of the Act made by this Schedule apply, from the day this item commences, in relation to all political parties, regardless of their date of registration.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 12 August 2021
Senate on 26 August 2021]

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