Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
15Gift, or electoral expenditure, in anticipation of person becoming candidate
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15 Gift, or electoral expenditure, in anticipation of person becoming candidate
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person who accepts a gift for use solely or substantially for a purpose related to the proposed candidacy of the person at a future election is taken to be a candidate when accepting the gift.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who makes a payment, during an election campaign period in relation to an election, for electoral expenditure for the election of the person at that election is taken to be a candidate when making the payment, unless the payment is a minor payment that is excluded by the guidelines from the operation of this subsection.