ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 130M

ELECTORAL ACT 1985 - SECT 130M

130M—Payments into State campaign account

        (1)         The regulations may make provision in relation to amounts that the agent of a registered political party, candidate or group must, or must not, pay into the State campaign account kept by the agent.

        (1a)         If a registered political party keeps an account with an ADI for federal electoral purposes, the agent of the registered political party must ensure that no amount is paid or transferred from that account into the State campaign account.

        (2)         The agent of a third party must ensure the following are not paid into the third party's State campaign account:

            (a)         a gift that is not intended by the third party to be used for political expenditure;

            (b)         a gift that is made or received in contravention of this Part;

            (c)         any other amount of a kind prescribed by regulation.

        (3)         A person does not commit an offence against this Part for a contravention of, or failure to comply with a provision of this section (or the regulations) if the person, on becoming aware that an amount of money was paid into the State campaign account in contravention of the relevant provision, takes all reasonable steps to immediately withdraw the amount from the account.