207FState campaign account

207F State campaign account

(1) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must keep a State campaign account consisting of a separate account or accounts with an ADI for the purpose of State elections.

(2) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that each political donation (including each small contribution) received under Division 3 by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner is paid into the State campaign account.

(3) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that any amount kept in any account for Commonwealth electoral purposes by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner is not paid into the State campaign account.

(4) The registered officer of a registered political party must ensure that any amount received as—

(a) an annual subscription paid to the registered political party by a person in respect of the person's membership of the registered political party; or

(b) an annual affiliation fee paid to the registered political party by an associated entity; or

(c) an annual levy paid to the registered political party by an elected member or a member of staff of the elected member (including an electoral officer), or by an employee or elected official of the registered political party—

is not paid into the State campaign account.

(5) If a registered agent of an associated entity or a third party campaigner pays into the State campaign account an amount received as—

(a) an annual subscription paid to the associated entity or third party campaigner by a person in respect of the person's membership of the associated entity or third party campaigner; or

(b) an annual levy paid to the associated entity or third party campaigner by an elected official or employee of the associated entity or third party campaigner—

the amount is to be taken to be a political donation within the meaning of section 206(1) and sections 216, 217D, 217J and 217K apply accordingly.

(6) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that no amount of money for political expenditure is paid for by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner unless the amount is paid from the State campaign account.