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parties. This register lists those parties which are eligible to have their party affiliation next to their endorsed candidates printed on ballot papers. <a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/overview.htm">Political Party Registration overview...</a></p> <h2><a name="guide"></a>Party registration guide (Federal Registration of Political Parties)</h2> <p>The purpose of this guide is to assist political parties to understand the party registration provisions of Part XI of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Electoral Act). It provides general guidance on the requirements and process for:</p> <ul> <li>the registration of political parties;</li> <li>the operation of the Register of Political Parties (a public document); and</li> <li> party deregistration</li> </ul> <ul class="linkList"> <li><a href="files/party-registration-guide-april2010-v1.pdf">Download the <em>Party registration guide (Federal Registration of Political Parties) Version 1, April 2010</em> [PDF 521Kb]</a></li> </ul> <h2><a name="registered"></a>Federally Registered Political Parties</h2> <ul class="linkList"> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/index.htm">Current Register of Political Parties</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/index.htm">Deregistered Political Parties</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/2010.htm">As at 2010 Federal Election</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/2007.htm">As at 2007 Federal Election</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/2004.htm">As at 2004 Federal Election</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/2001.htm">As at 2001 Federal Election</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/1998.htm">As at 1998 Federal Election</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registered_parties/1996.htm">As at 1996 Federal Election</a> </li> </ul> <h2><a name="advertised"></a>Applications Advertised Inviting Objections</h2> <ul class="linkList"> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/applications/index.htm">Current list of applications advertised inviting objections</a> </li> </ul> <h2><a name="forms"></a>Forms</h2> <ul class="linkList"> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/party_reg/forms/reg_party.pdf">Application to Register a Political Party [PDF 92KB]</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/party_reg/forms/Change_Register_of_Pol_Parties_FAD_PR2A.pdf">Application to Change the Register of Political Parties [PDF 92KB]</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/party_reg/forms/Change_RO_Details.pdf">Application to Change Registered Officer Details [PDF 69KB]</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/pdf/party_reg/forms/notice_off.pdf">Notice of Appointment of a Deputy Registered Officer [PDF 26KB]</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/forms_handbooks/candidate/files/aec-appt-of-party-agent-05-2010.pdf">Appointment of Party Agent [PDF 240KB]</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/forms_handbooks/candidate/files/aec-appt-of-candidate-agent-05-2010.pdf">Appointment of Candidate Agent [PDF 244KB]</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/forms_handbooks/candidate/files/aec-appt-of-senate-group-agent-05-2010.pdf">Appointment of Senate Group Agent [PDF 244KB]</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/files/political-parties-reg-handbook-2005-app05.pdf">Sample Application for Party Membership [PDF 106KB]</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/files/political-parties-reg-handbook-2005-app06.pdf">Sample Statutory Declaration Form [PDF 130KB]</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/party_registration/files/political-parties-reg-handbook-2005-50.pdf">List of Eligible Witnesses to a Statutory Declaration [167 KB]</a></li> <li><a href="files/SampleMembershipSpreadsheet.xls">Sample Membership Spreadsheet [XLS 27KB]</a></li> </ul> <h2><a name="decisions"></a>Party Registration Decisions and Background Information</h2> <ul class="linkList"> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Registration_Decisions/index.htm">Party Registration Decisions</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20100722160527/http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/aec_decision_policy.htm">AEC Policy on Party Registration Decisions</a> </li> 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