Pirate Party Australia is pleased to announce that its application for registration as a federal political party passed all tests by the Australian Electoral Commission and is now on the register of political parties[1].
The Party quietly submitted its application in late 2012, and objections to the Party’s registration closed on the 14th of January this year.
“Organising and validating a membership database to then submit to the AEC for the purposes of registration is a daunting task. Fortunately, we had a team of volunteers who were prepared to spend many weekends ensuring that the list we sent to the AEC was entirely valid, and I thank them for their effort,” said Brendan Molloy, Secretary of Pirate Party Australia.
The Party will now turn its attention towards developing policies and the pre-selection of candidates for the upcoming federal election.