Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 169

             (1)  The registered officer of a registered political party may request that the name, or the registered abbreviation of the name, of that party be printed on the ballot papers for an election adjacent to the name of a candidate who has been endorsed by that party.

             (3)  A request under subsection (1) shall be in writing, signed by the person making the request, and shall:

                     (a)  in the case of a Senate election, be given to the Australian Electoral Officer before the close of nominations; and

                     (b)  in the case of an election for a Member of the House of Representatives for a Division, be given to the Divisional Returning Officer with the nomination of the candidate or to the Australian Electoral Officer for the State or Territory in which the Division is situated before the close of nominations.

             (4)  Where:

                     (a)  a request has been made under subsection (1) in respect of candidates in a Senate election; and

                     (b)  the candidates propose to have a group voting ticket registered for the purposes of that election;

the request may include a further request that the name of the registered political party that endorsed the candidates, or a composite name formed from the registered names of the registered political parties that endorsed the candidates, be printed on the ballot papers adjacent to the square printed in relation to the group in accordance with subsection 211(5).

             (5)  In this section, registered abbreviation , in relation to the name of a registered political party, has the same meaning as in section 210A.