COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 287A Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 287A
Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party(1) Divisions 4, 5 and 5A apply as if a campaign committee of an endorsed candidate or endorsed group were a division of the relevant State branch of the political party that endorsed the candidate or the members of the group.
(2) In subsection (1):
"campaign committee" , in relation to a candidate or group, means a body of persons appointed or engaged to form a committee to assist the campaign of the candidate or group in an election.
"endorsed candidate" means a candidate who is endorsed by a registered political party.
"endorsed group" means a group all of the members of which are endorsed by the same registered political party.
"relevant State branch" , in relation to a political party, means:
(a) if the party has 2 or more State branches--the State branch of the party for the State or Territory in which the election is held; and
(b) in any other case--the party.