40Requirements for political donations to, and electoral expenditure by, elected member, group or candidate—general provisions

#### 40 Requirements for political donations to, and electoral expenditure by, elected member, group or candidate—general provisions 40 Requirements for political donations to, and electoral expenditure by, elected member, group or candidate—general provisions > > (1) It is unlawful for political donations to an elected member, group or candidate to be used otherwise than— > > > > > (a) to incur electoral expenditure or reimburse a person for incurring electoral expenditure, or > > > > > (b) for any other purpose authorised by this Act. > > > > Note. > > > > See section 41(6). > > > (2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Division, it is not unlawful for an elected member, group or candidate to accept political donations and incur electoral expenditure without a campaign account if— > > > > > (a) the political donations are not reportable political donations and the total amount of those donations for the election period is less than $1,000, or > > > > > (b) the political donations are not reportable political donations and the total amount of electoral expenditure for the election period is less than $1,000, or > > > > > (c) the regulations authorise the member, group or candidate to do so. > > > > The election period includes the period ending 30 days after the election day for the election and also includes the period commencing 30 days after the election day for the previous general election for the State or local government area, as the case requires.