Electoral Commissioner's determination and registration

After the 14-day notice period has expired, the NSW Electoral Commissioner considers the following:

• written objections received during the notice period (if applicable)

• whether the party is an eligible party

• whether the application was duly made

• whether the NSW Electoral Commissioner should refuse to register a party.

There is no limit on the matters the NSW Electoral Commissioner may take into consideration when determining the decision to register a party.

The NSW Electoral Commissioner will:

• give written notice of registration to the secretary of the party (or refusal to register and reasons for the refusal, if applicable)

• advise those who responded to the public consultation process of the registration decision, and the reasons why their submissions were rejected (if applicable).

The Electoral Commissioner’s decision about whether to register a party is final.

Registration of the party

If the application is successful, the party’s details will be included in the Register of Parties (for state parties) and/or the Local Government Register of Political Parties (for state and local government parties).

The party’s entitlements resulting from registration are not available until 12 months of registration.

In order to continue to be registered, parties need to meet the eligibility requirements for continued registration on an annual basis.

The registered details of a party must be kept up to date and if these details change an amendment must be made to the register.