COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 315 Requirement to refund payments
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 315
Requirement to refund payments(a) a person is convicted of an offence under section 137.1 of the Criminal Code in relation to the giving of a return or the making of a claim under this Part; or
(b) a civil penalty order is made against a person in relation to a contravention of a civil penalty provision in this Part;
a court of competent jurisdiction may, in addition to imposing a penalty under
section 137.1 or making the civil penalty order, order the person to
refund to the Commonwealth the amount of any payment wrongfully obtained by
the person under Division 3 of this Part, or the amount or value of any
gift made in contravention of this Part.