Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Electoral Commission may review the Register to determine whether one or more of the parties included in the Register:
(a) is an eligible political party; or
(b) should be deregistered under section 136 or 137.
(2) The Electoral Commission may do so at any time other than during the period that:
(a) starts on the day of the issue of a writ for a Senate election or House of Representatives election; and
(b) ends on the day on which the writ is returned.
(3) For the purposes of reviewing the Register, the Electoral Commission may give a written notice to the registered officer of a registered political party requesting specified information on the party's eligibility to be registered under this Part.
(4) The notice must specify a period within which the information must be provided. The period must be at least 2 months.
(5) The registered officer must comply with the notice within the specified period. However, the Electoral Commission may extend that period.
Note: A failure to comply with the notice may lead to deregistration (see paragraph 137(1)(cb)).