On 12 April 2016, Gina Dario, A/g Assistant Commissioner, as a delegate of the Electoral Commission for the purposes of s.134(3) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, approved the application from the Shooters and Fishers Party to change the party's name and abbreviation in the Register of Political Parties and for the Register to be amended accordingly:
New name of party: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
New abbreviation: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers