194Donations to registered parties

194 Donations to registered parties (1) Subsection (2) applies if, in a financial year, a person makes a gift of $1 500 or more, or gifts totalling $1 500 or more, to the same (2) Within 60 days after the end of the financial year, the person must give the Commission a return in the approved form covering all the gifts the person made to the party during the financial year. (3) Subsection (4) applies if, in a financial year: (a) a person receives a gift of $1 000 or more, or gifts totalling $1 000 or more; and (b) the person uses all or part of the gift or gifts to make a gift of $1 500 or more, or gifts totalling $1 500 or more, to a (4) Within 20 weeks after the end of the financial year, the person must give the Commission a return in the approved form covering all the gifts mentioned in subsection (3)(a).

Electoral Act 2004 107 (5) For each gift mentioned in subsection (1) or (3)(a), the return must state: (a) the amount of the gift; and (b) the date when it was made; and (c) either of the following: (i) for a gift mentioned in subsection (1) – the name of the registered party to which the gift was made; (ii) for a gift mentioned in subsection (3)(a) – the defined details. (6) This section applies to a person even if at the time the person made the gift the person was outside the Territory. (7) If a person makes a gift to any person or entity with the intention of benefiting a registered party, the person is taken for this section to have made the gift to the party. (8) In this section: gift does not include a gift made by a registered party, candidate or associated entity.