66FA   Entitlements resulting from party registration not available until first anniversary of registration

(1)  A party that becomes registered under this Part is not a registered party until the first anniversary of its registration for the following purposes:

(a)  Division 6B of Part 5 (Party endorsement on ballot-papers),

(b)  section 79 (Nomination of Assembly candidates) and section 81B (Nomination of Council candidates),

(c)  section 151G (Registration of electoral matter).

(2)  A party that becomes registered under this Part is not, until the first anniversary of its registration:

(a)  a registered party for the purposes of the Election Funding Act 1981, or

(b)  a party for the purposes of sections 60 and 61 of that Act.

(3)  This section extends to a party whose registration was previously cancelled under this Part.

(4)  If the registration of a party has been wrongfully delayed by any act or omission of the Electoral Commissioner, the Supreme Court or the Electoral Commissioner may, by order, backdate the registration of the party to the date on which the party should have been registered. Such an order cannot be made so as to backdate the registration of a party to a date during or before a previous period referred to in section 66F.

(5)  The Register of Parties cannot be amended to backdate the registration of a party, except as authorised by an order under subsection (4).