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2019-2022

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

 

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Bill 2022

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Farrell, on behalf of the Opposition, in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 2, page 4 (after line 5), after subsection 321D(5A), insert:

          (5B)  If an abbreviation (the registered abbreviation ) of the name of an entity is entered in the Register of Political Parties and the entity is:

                     (a)  a registered political party that has a registered branch or division; or

                     (b)  a registered branch or division of a registered political party;

then, for the purposes of items 1 and 2 of the table in subsection (5), the required particulars of the name of the entity are taken to be either:

                     (c)  the particulars referred to in paragraph (5A)(a); or

                     (d)  the registered abbreviation.

[registered abbreviation]

(2)     Schedule 1, item 4, page 5 (after line 11), after subsection 110C(5A), insert:

          (5B)  If an abbreviation (the registered abbreviation ) of the name of an entity is entered in the Register of Political Parties under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the entity is:

                     (a)  a registered political party (within the meaning of that Act) that has a registered branch or division; or

                     (b)  a registered branch or division of a registered political party (within the meaning of that Act);

then, for the purposes of items 1 and 2 of the table in subsection (5), the required particulars of the name of the entity are taken to be either:

                     (c)  the particulars referred to in paragraph (5A)(a); or

                     (d)  the registered abbreviation.

(3)     Schedule 1, item 8, page 7 (after line 12), after subsection 79A(6A), insert:

          (6B)  If an abbreviation (the registered abbreviation ) of the name of an entity is entered in the Register of Political Parties under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the entity is:

                     (a)  a registered political party that has a registered branch or division; or

                     (b)  a registered branch or division of a registered political party;

then, for the purposes of item 1 of the table in subsection (6), the required particulars of the name of the entity are taken to be either:

                     (c)  the particulars referred to in paragraph (6A)(a); or

                     (d)  the registered abbreviation.

[registered abbreviation]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 8 (after line 22), after subclause 1(3) of Schedule 2, insert:

             (4)  If an abbreviation (the registered abbreviation ) of the name of an entity is entered in the Register of Political Parties under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the entity is:

                     (a)  a registered political party that has a registered branch or division; or

                     (b)  a registered branch or division of a registered political party;

then, for the purposes of item 1 of the table in subclause (2), the required particulars of the name of the entity in paragraph (3)(a) are taken to be either:

                     (c)  the particulars referred to in paragraph (3)(a); or

                     (d)  the registered abbreviation.

[registered abbreviation]

(5)     Schedule 1, item 14, page 9 (after line 32), after subsection 70A(6A), insert:

          (6B)  If an abbreviation (the registered abbreviation ) of the name of an entity is entered in the Register of Political Parties under the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and the entity is:

                     (a)  a registered political party that has a registered branch or division; or

                     (b)  a registered branch or division of a registered political party;

then, for the purposes of item 1 of the table in subsection (6), the required particulars of the name of the entity are taken to be either:

                     (c)  the particulars referred to in paragraph (6A)(a); or

                     (d)  the registered abbreviation.

[registered abbreviation]