Australia's electoral commission approves Sex PartySunday 09th August, 05:05 AM JST
SYDNEY
The Australian Sex Party has been declared eligible to register as a political party and contest parliamentary elections despite controversy over its name, the Australian Electoral Commission announced on its website. I am satisfied the Party is an eligible political party under s123 of the Electoral Act, Deputy Electoral Commissioner Paul Dacey said in a statement.
The party, which was launched in November 2008, advocates an easing of censorship of sexual material and seeks a say in how sex and gender laws are formulated in the country. The partys convenor and likely future candidate Fiona Patten, a lobbyist for the adult retail and entertainment industry, was quoted by the Australian Associated Press as saying Saturday that the approval was evidence the commission cares about free speech and the democratic rights of various groups in the community.