Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:134:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 134 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 318311–320910

134  Changes to Register
 (1) Where a political party is registered under this Part, an application may be made to the Electoral Commission, by:
 (a) in the case of a Parliamentary party—either the secretary of the party or all the members of the Commonwealth Parliament who are members of, or the member of that Parliament who is a member of, the party; or
 (b) in the case of a political party other than a Parliamentary party—3 members of the party;
to change the Register by:
 (c) changing the name of the party to a name specified in the application; or
 (d) if an abbreviation of the name of the party is entered in the Register—changing that abbreviation to an abbreviation specified in the application; or
 (e) if an abbreviation of the name of the party is not entered in the Register—entering in the Register an abbreviation of the name of the party, being an abbreviation specified in the application; or
 (ea) if the party's logo is entered in the Register—changing that logo to a logo set out in the application; or
 (eb) if the party's logo is not entered in the Register—entering in the Register the logo set out in the application; or
 (f) entering in, or removing from, the Register a statement that the party wishes to receive moneys under Division 3 of Part XX; or
 (g) substituting for the name of the registered officer entered in the Register the name of a person specified in the application.
Note: A person must not be the registered officer or a deputy registered officer of more than one registered political party at a particular time (see subsection 126(2B)).
 (1A) Where a political party is registered under this Part, the registered officer of the party may apply to the Electoral Commission to change the Register by substituting for the address of the registered officer entered in the Register the address specified in the application.
 (2) An application under subsection (1):
 (a) shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or applicants;
 (b) in the case of an application to substitute the name of a person as the name of the registered officer of a political party, shall be signed by that person and may be signed by the registered officer; and
 (c) shall set out the name and address of the applicant or the names and addresses of the applicants and particulars of the capacity in which the applicant or each applicant makes the application; and
 (d) for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e)—must be accompanied by a fee of $500.
 (2A) An application under subsection (1A) shall be signed by the applicant.
 (3) Upon receipt of an application under