Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

No. 81, 2002

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

No. 81, 2002

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and for related purposes

[Assented to 10 October 2002]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1AA Subsection 287(1) Insert:

designated federal party has the meaning given by subsection 287B(1).

1 Subsection 287(1) Insert:

Liberal Party means the political party that, at the commencement of this definition, was registered under Part XI as the Liberal Party of Australia.

1A At the end of Division 1 of Part XX Add:

287B Designated federal party

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a designated federal party is a registered political party (other than the Liberal Party), where: (a) there are 2 or more State branches of the party; and (b) there is in force a choice under subsection (2) that the party be treated as a designated federal party for the purposes of this Part.

(2) The registered officer of a registered political party may, on behalf of the party, give the Electoral Commission a written notice stating that the party chooses to be treated as a designated federal party for the purposes of this Part.