42Requirements for third-party campaigners

#### 42 Requirements for third-party campaigners 42 Requirements for third-party campaigners (cf section 96AA EFED Act) > > (1) It is unlawful for a third-party campaigner to make payments for electoral expenditure incurred for a State election during a capped State expenditure period, or to accept political donations for the purposes of incurring that expenditure, unless— > > > > > (a) the third-party campaigner is registered under this Act in the State Register of Third-party Campaigners, and > > > > > (b) the third-party campaigner has an official agent, and > > > > > (c) the payments are made by, and the donations are made to, that agent. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 117 prevents registration of third-party campaigners in the period of 7 days before any State general election. > > > (2) It is unlawful for a third-party campaigner to make payments for electoral expenditure incurred for a local government election during a capped local government expenditure period, or to accept political donations for the purposes of incurring that expenditure, unless— > > > > > (a) the third-party campaigner is registered under this Act in the Local Government Register of Third-party Campaigners, and > > > > > (b) the third-party campaigner has an official agent, and > > > > > (c) the payments are made by, and the donations are made to, that agent. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 117 prevents registration of third-party campaigners in the period of 7 days before any local government general election. > > > (3) It is unlawful for third-party campaigners to make payments for any such electoral expenditure, or to use political donations for any such purpose, unless— > > > > > (a) the payments for that expenditure are made by the official agent of the third-party campaigner from a campaign account of the third-party campaigner kept in accordance with this Division, and > > > > > (b) the donations were paid by the official agent into the campaign account of the third-party campaigner kept in accordance with this Division. > > > (4) Subject to the regulations, a person may be appointed in writing by the official agent of a third-party campaigner to make payments for electoral expenditure from a campaign account by the official agent or to accept political donations to be made to the official agent, or both.