Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
54Offence to fail to lodge complete donation declaration
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54 Offence to fail to lodge complete donation declaration
(1) A person who is required under a provision of this Part to disclose a donation in a donation declaration that is lodged under section 49 within a period specified in the provision must –
(a) make the disclosure in a donation declaration that is lodged under section 49 within the period; and
(b) include in the donation declaration any other disclosure that the person is required under section 46(2) or section 47 to include in the donation declaration.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) A person who is required under a provision of this Part to make a disclosure in a donation declaration under section 49 must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to lodge a complete donation declaration containing the disclosure.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.