23Gifts from foreign donors for purpose of incurring electoral expenditure, &c.

23 Gifts from foreign donors for purpose of incurring electoral expenditure, &c.

(1)  A person (the relevant person) contravenes this subsection if –

(a) the relevant person is –

(i) a registered party, Member, candidate or associated entity or a person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to an Assembly election; or

(ii) the agent of a registered party, Member, candidate or associated entity or of a person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to an Assembly election; and

(b) a gift is made, by a foreign donor, to, or for the benefit of, the registered party, Member, candidate or associated entity or the person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner; and

(c) the relevant person knows that the donor is a foreign donor; and

(d) the amount or value of the gift is equal to $100 or more; and

(e) either of the following applies:

(i) the relevant person knows that the foreign donor intends the gift to be used for the purposes of incurring electoral expenditure or for the dominant purpose of creating or communicating electoral matter;

(ii) the relevant person accepted the gift intending to use the gift for the purposes of incurring electoral expenditure or for the dominant purpose of creating or communicating electoral matter; and

(f) acceptable action has not been taken in relation to the gift before the end of the period of 6 weeks after the gift is made.

(2)  A person (the donor) contravenes this subsection if –

(a) the donor is a foreign donor; and

(b) the donor makes a gift to, or for the benefit of, another person; and

(c) the other person is –

(i) a registered party, Member, candidate or associated entity or a person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to an Assembly election; or