New Zealand Legislation: Acts

17 Grounds on which listing must be refused

• (1) The Electoral Commission must refuse an application by a promoter to be listed as a third party if—

  • (a) the application does not comply with section 15; or

  • (b) in the case of an application to which section 15(4) applies, the declaration given under that subsection is incorrect; or

  • (c) the Electoral Commission is not satisfied, on the basis of the application, that the applicant is eligible to be listed as a third party; or

  • (d) the name of the promoter is—

    • (i) offensive; or

    • (ii) likely to cause confusion with the name of a candidate or a party; or

    • (iii) likely to mislead members of the public.

  (2) Unless section 16 or subsection (1) applies, the Electoral Commission must list the promoter as a third party.