55Offences relating to assisting others lodging donation declarations

55 Offences relating to assisting others lodging donation declarations

(1)  A person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the disclosures included in a donation declaration lodged by the person under section 49 , or in an amended donation declaration lodged under section 51 , are not false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(2)  A person acting, or purportedly acting, on behalf of a registered party must not, in relation to a matter required to be disclosed by a party agent in a donation declaration lodged by the agent under section 49 , give or withhold information to or from the party agent, if the person knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the donation declaration or in an amended donation declaration.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(3)  A person who is or was an Assembly Member, or Assembly candidate, who is or was endorsed by a registered party must not, in relation to a matter required to be disclosed, by a party agent in relation to the party, in a donation declaration lodged under section 49 by the party agent, give or withhold information to or from the party agent, if the person knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the donation declaration or in an amended donation declaration.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(4)  A person who is or was an independent Member or Council Member, or independent candidate or Council candidate, must not, in relation to a matter required to be disclosed, by the official agent in relation to the person, in a donation declaration lodged under section 49 by the official agent, give or withhold information to or from the official agent, if the person knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the donation declaration or in an amended donation declaration.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(5)  An associated entity or third-party campaigner must not, in relation to a matter required to be disclosed, by the official agent in relation to the associated entity or third-party campaigner, in a donation declaration lodged under by the official agent, give or withhold information to or from the official agent, if the associated entity or third-party campaigner knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the donation declaration or in an amended donation declaration.