Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL AND ROAD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 43 OF 2023) - SECT 13

Section 95A (1)

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    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the commissioner is satisfied that the name, or an acronym of the name, of a registered party (the "first party")—

              (i)     so nearly resembles the name, or an acronym of the name, of another registered party (the second party ) that it is likely to be confused with or mistaken for that name; or

              (ii)     suggests that the parties—

    (A)     are related; or

    (B)     have a connection or relationship; and

        (b)     the second party was registered later than the first party; and

        (c)     the second party was related to the first party when the second party was registered; and

        (d)     the registered officer of the first party objects in writing to the continued use of the name by the second party; and

        (e)     the commissioner is satisfied that, at the time of the objection—

              (i)     if the name or acronym suggests the parties are related—the parties are not related; or

              (ii)     if the name or acronym suggests the parties have a connection or relationship—the parties do not have that connection or relationship.