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.