320   Registration of political parties

(1)  The political parties registered under this Part are:

(a)  the political parties registered for the time being under Part 4A of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912, and

(b)  any other political parties registered for the time being for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  A party may be registered for the purposes of this Act in accordance with the procedure applicable under Part 4A of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912, subject to the following modifications of that Part:

(a)  references to an eligible party are to be read as references to an eligible local government party (as defined in subsection (3)),

(b)  references to Parliament are to be read as references to a council,

(c)  references to the names and addresses of 750 electors are to be read as references to the names, addresses and signatures of 100 electors,

(d)  references to the Register of Parties are to be read as references to the Local Government Register of Political Parties,

(e)  references to the issue of a writ for an election are to be read as references to the closing date for an election,

(f)  sections 66C, 66D (3), 66FA (2), 66H (3A), 66JA and 66N of that Act are to be disregarded,

(g)  the reference in section 66FA (1) (a) of that Act to Division 6B of Part 5 of that Act is a reference to section 321 of this Act,

(g1)  the reference in section 66FA (1) (b) of that Act to sections 79 and 81B of that Act is a reference to any regulations under this Act regarding a political party proposing a candidate for nomination,

(g2)  the reference in section 66FA (1) (c) of that Act to section 151G of that Act is a reference to any regulations under this Act regarding registration of electoral material,

(h)  such other modifications as are prescribed by the regulations.

(3)  For the purposes of subsection (2), an eligible local government party is a party:

(a)  that has at least 100 members, and

(b)  that is established on the basis of a written constitution (however expressed) that sets out the platform or objectives of the party.