The AEC is required under Part XI of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to publish its reasons for decision when it rejects:

• an application for registration of a political party,
• an application for a change of registered party name or abbreviation, or
• an application to enter a party abbreviation in the Register of Political Parties.

The AEC has determined that to comply with this requirement it will publish its reasons for these decisions on its website.

Date: 31 August 2005