00:00The problem for the party is that a group that's been deregistered can't re-register
00:08in the same electoral cycle, but must wait for the next federal election.
00:13Lawyers for the party say that discriminates against their candidates and is unconstitutional.
00:19If the party is not registered, its logos won't appear on any ballot paper for the
00:25Senate or the House of Representatives.
00:27Mr Palmer says that will make it very difficult.
00:31Now what it means is we can still run in the election, but no one will know who our candidates
00:36are.
00:37So when you go to vote, you see on the ballot paper it says so-and-so Liberal Party, so-and-so
00:43Labor Party, etc.
00:44So if you're not registered, they won't put your party name there.
00:48So it's really the major parties, I would say, that just want to seek an advantage.
00:54But the government says the registration system is set up to maintain the integrity
00:58of the electoral system, and registered parties have to meet obligations as well as getting
01:04the benefits.
01:05At present, the United Australia Party has only one senator.
01:09Today the courts heard if the party is to re-register by the next election, things need
01:15to move quickly before any writs are issued and the opportunity is lost.
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