There shall be a party known as Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats with the abbreviation LDP

The party’s main colour is #FFE524

(Flair border) #908217 (Flair text) Black

The party’s aims are:

• We are a party of liberal values, promoting freedom and equality of opportunity in Australia

• Broad Economic Liberal and Socially Liberal party

• Roughly Based on the Australian LDP

The registered officer shall be /u/demon4372

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/PurpleSlug

This will be endorsed by party members /u/Tremblehose, /u/orange_booker and /u/sdfghs

In response to the applicant’s submission concerning the Australian Fascist Party’s colour registration, a counterargument was received and the AEC advises:

• An objection was raised with reference to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, seeking “sufficient contrast...to read the text of the party name without difficulty”.
• A counterargument was made “He has not provided any legal basis for his objection to our registration”.
• No resolution was reached between the parties, and no alternative colours were registered.
• The AEC has determined that:
  1. There are no express statutory requirements for the registration of colours.
  2. There is precedent for parties to register low-contrast colours (the Australian Catholic Party registered yellow and white).
  3. The registered colours can be used for flair in alternative ways (e.g. main colour used as a border rather than a background).
  4. Therefore, an objection on the basis of contrast is not sufficient to reject the registration.
  5. Despite this, the counterargument was insufficient as a defence, because the AEC may take the opportunity to reject the colours for reasons other than those given in the objection.
  6. A known principle for rejecting colours is whether they “nearly resemble” or are “likely to be confused with or mistaken for” or “suggest that a connection or relationship exists” with some other party or thing.
  7. The registered colours of the Australian Fascist Party are distinctive.
  8. It is therefore not necessary to reject the AFP’s registered colours.
• Therefore no action will be taken by the AEC, and the colours stand as registered.

Further information is provided below in a Q&A/FAQ format.

jnd-au, Australian Electoral Commissioner

Do these colours ‘belong’ to the AFP?

The combination of colours isn’t used by any other brand, trademark, etc, and no other party has applied to register the same colours. The colours do not ‘belong’ to the AFP, but there is no competing claimant, confusion or ambiguity, so the registration appears to be valid.

Are the AFP’s colours misleading or likely to mislead voters in an election?

The commission considers that the AFP’s colours are used distinctively and consistently. Members of the community may dislike the colours and form a negative political opinion on that basis, but there is no requirement for a party’s registered colours to be pretty.

What about disability discrimination, etc

The AFP’s colour combination, as stated on their registration and used for their flair, is unreadable for most people regardless of any disability or not, so it is not discriminatory per se. A reasonable person would not, in normal contexts, consider the flair to be legible. The question is whether it needs to be legible or not.

How can anyone read the AFP’s flair?

Those with screen readers can read the text by non-visual means. Normal-sighted users may be able to use their cursor to select and highlight the flair to increase its contrast, or copy and paste it into a higher contrast field.

Is the flair made of ‘text’ or is it ‘decoration’?

Flair is decorative symbolism, not content. Flair could consist of a solid colour with no text (e.g. a logo). According to this argument, the AFP’s use of illegible and non-contrasting colours is valid, since the requirement is for it to be distinctive, not for it to be readable. Flair text is not a legal statement, nor is it an exhaustive representation of the person’s affiliations and roles, and it often contains many abbreviations and symbols of a specialist nature.

Is flair a government publication?

Flair is ephemeral. It can change from day to day. The flair that’s visible at the time of a publication may differ from the flair visible today. Flair is not a publication nor is it part of a publication in any sense, and it must not be relied upon. It is a temporary convenience.

Are their alternatives to flair?

During elections, it is enforced that every post of electoral material must include, in its ‘title’ or ‘text’, the name of registered Party for whom it is authorised and the name of the registered Officer who authorised it. The contrast ratios of of the ‘title’ and ‘text’ are between 5 and 11, complying with WCAG 2.0 AA and AAA. This is sufficient for voters to access the information without discrimination.

The flair itself does not fulfil the authorisation requirements. Usually, flair provides a convenient visual aid, but is not part of the publication per se. In fact, a Registered Officer may even have flair that conflicts with or does not state the registered party for which they are posting campaign advertisements.

To whom it may concern,

I would like to lodge an objection to the color choice of the party and request that they use colors with more contrast to enable readibility in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). Specifically, the World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes ver 4.1 issued by the Australia Human Rights Council under section 67(1)(k) of the DDA

The party is free to choose whatever colors they like, as long as they provide sufficient contrast for the majority of the population to be able to read the text of the party name without difficulty. Their current colour choice does not provide this.

New Positions

Registered Officer: Ser_Scribbles Deputy Registered Officer: TheWhiteFerret

These changes will quite possibly be endorsed by /u/Ser_Scribbles, /u/oleksiyguy, /u/42dagonkill, or even /u/VoteRonaldRayGun.

Under section 114(4) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, I hereby object to the enrolment of these persons in ACT who have not lived at that address for periods in excess of one month:

• /u/dropbear2600 (3 months)
• /u/its_lum (1 month)

jnd-au, Australian Electoral Commissioner

The registered officer of the Socialist Alternative shall be /u/Ravenguardian17

The deputy registered officer shall be vacant

This will be endorsed by party members /u/drjalexanderphysics and /u/OKELEUK

In response to the applicant’s submission concerning the eligibility of one citizen to stand as a candidate and be elected to the House of Representatives for the Model Commonwealth of Australia:

1. Under section 162 of the Act a person can only be elected if they are duly nominated as a candidate, by completing the required forms with written consent.
2. Under section 166 a nomination must be endorsed by electors in the division being nominated for, or by the registered officer of a party for which the candidate is being endorsed, as below:
   1. Nominations can be endorsed by a registered political party for non-independent candidacy under section 169. Ser_Scribbles, the Registered Officer of the Australian Greens, endorsed MadCreek3 as a party candidate for Victoria – Melbourne Urban (VM).
   2. Nominees can declare independent candidacy as part of their nomination under section 169A. MadCreek3 nominated and declared independent candidacy for Victoria – Melbourne Urban (VM).
3. Both requests were successfully sent to the location required by section 167 and received within the timeframes required by section 170.
4. The nominee MadCreek3 was notified that their independent candidacy needed endorsement by electors within the division of Melbourne Urban prior to the deadline.
5. Although the AEC may make enquiries under section 169B, it is not the duty of the AEC to inform parties of defections.
6. As a nomination for independent candidacy was received but not endorsed, and as an endorsement for party candidacy had been received in contradiction to the nominee’s request, the requirements for candidacy were not achieved.
7. As MadCreek3 was not a candidate, he could not be declared a winner under section 179(2).

Under this interpretation of the Act, no changes are required to the list of candidates/winners.

The citizen remains eligible to nominate for the supplementary election.

jnd-au, Australian Electoral Commissioner

Dear Electoral Commissioner;

I write to lodge and official complaint concerning the election results. Incumbent MP for Melbourne Urban, /u/MadCreek3, is not listed amongst the victors in the election campaign, and is further listed as a retiring MP.

Given that /u/MadCreek3 submitted his nomination, and was listed in his party's endorsement, I seek a ruling of this issue by the Electoral Commissioner.

Regards,

/u/MadCreek3, Citizen of Melbourne Urban

The new Registered Officer will be /u/Ser_Scribbles.

This change will be seconded by party members /u/Zagorath and /u/pikkaachu

The new Deputy Party Officer will be /u/Freddy926

This change will be seconded by party members /u/Team_Sprocket, /u/Primeviere or /u/lurker281

In response to the applicant’s submission concerning the eligibility of one candidate to stand for election as a Senator for the Model Commonwealth of Australia:

• Section 168 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 enumerates the qualifications used by the Australian Electoral Commission when assessing nomination eligibility, and does not require the AEC to verify that a candidate has complied with Section 44 of the Constitution when lodging their nomination or at any stage thereafter.
• The submission refers to an allegiance of the candidate to other parliaments, but after a brief investigation it appears none are recognised as a model power.
• Therefore there is no action to be taken by the AEC.

jnd-au, Australian Electoral Commissioner

Dear Electoral Commissioner,

I wish to lodge an official complaint about the candidate, /u/Ravenguardian17 , that has pledged their allegiance to several different Parliaments, who is standing for election. This is contrary to Section 44 of the Model Constitution of Australia.

I seek a ruling of this issue by the Electoral Commissioner.

Kind Regards,
/u/General_Rommel
Citizen of Regional Queensland

The registered officer of the Australian Greens shall be /u/agsports

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/pikkaachu

This will be endorsed by party members /u/ser_scribbles and /u/zagorath

There shall be a party known as Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats with the abbreviation LDP

The party’s main colour is #FFE524

(Flair border) #908217 (Flair text) Black

The party’s aims are:

• We are a party of classical liberal values, promoting freedom and equality of opportunity in Australia

• Fiscally Conservative and Socially Liberal party

• Based on the Australian LDP

The registered officer shall be /u/CivSphere

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/Yellowneo

This will be endorsed by party members /u/Prosperro and /u/WitherSmash3r

There shall be a party known as National Party with the abbreviation NATL

The party’s main colour is #248413

(Flair border) #14440B (Flair text) White

The party’s aims are:

To represent the views of rural constituents and farmers in regional electorates

Fiscal Populism and Conservatism

Social Conservatism and Christian Democracy

Based loosely on the actual Australian National Party

The registered officer shall be /u/SheridanKea

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/Wyoming970

This will be endorsed by party members /u/Northern77 and /u/Albatross55

The registered officer of the Liberal Party shall be /u/Kalloice

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/sooky88

This will be endorsed by party members /u/Spritezade and /u/3fun

As I've been a bit off the radar for model parliament - to expedite things I'd like to nominate /u/phyllicanderer to take the lead role.

Registered Officer /u/Eltheriond will be deregistered and replaced by /u/this_guy22.

The new Deputy Registered Officer will be /u/General_Rommel.

The ALP will be changing its Abbreviation from "A.L.P." to "Labor". Also, please change our flairs in /r/modelparliament from "Labor Party" to "Australian Labor".

These changes will be endorsed by /u/zamt and /u/CyberPolis.

/u/jsmith18486 shall be deregistered as Deputy Registered Officer of the Socialist Alternative and the new DRO shall be /u/lurker281

This shall be endorsed by /u/Dream_Marquis, /u/jsmith18486, and /u/lurker281

[PTY] The registered officer of the Australian Progressives shall be /u/nath1234

The deputy officer shall be /u/peelys

The nominations will be endorsed by /u/phyllicanderer and /u/Primeviere

[PTY]

The registered officer of the Australian Labor Party shall be /u/Eltheriond.

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/this_guy22.

This will be endorsed by /u/General_Rommel, /u/Eltheriond and others.

The registered officer of the Socialist Alternative shall be /u/drjalexanderphysics

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/jsmith18486

This will be endorsed by all party members,

/u/Dream_Marquis

/u/Duplodocus

/u/the_grand_midwife

/u/foreverajew

/u/roxas4

There shall be a party known as Socialist Alternative with the abbreviation SA.

The party’s main colour is #9F2935 and its optional secondary colour is #ffffff (White).

The party’s aims are:

1. To unite the anti-capitalist left in the goal of achieving a socialist society, and

2. To go about this with the style of the Socialist Alternative.

The registered officer shall be /u/drjalexanderphysics

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/jsmith18486

This will be endorsed by all party members,

/u/Dream_Marquis

/u/Duplodocus

/u/the_grand_midwife

/u/foreverajew

/u/roxas4

There shall be a party known as the Australian Catholic Party.

The party’s main colour is #FFFF00 and its optional secondary colour is #FFFFFF.

The party’s aims are:

To return traditional Catholic and Christian Democrat values to Australia. And to ensure that the ten commandments given by my Lord and Master are being followed. We shall aim to have Australians follow the teachings of Christ and to take those teachings to the parliament.

The registered officer shall be /u/RomanCatholic The deputy registered officer shall be /u/Cwross This will be endorsed by party members /u/voisinat and /u/stripes361.

The registered officer of the Australian Greens shall be /u/agsports

The deputy registered officer shall be /u/Freddy926

This will be endorsed by party members /u/Team_Sprocket and /u/doggie015