47Prohibition on certain indirect campaign contributions

#### 47 Prohibition on certain indirect campaign contributions 47 Prohibition on certain indirect campaign contributions (cf section 96E EFED Act) > Note. > > The dollar amounts set out in this section are amounts equivalent to the applicable cap on political donation amounts for the financial year beginning 1 July 2017 (see the [Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures (Adjustable Amounts) Notice](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2011-0597) under the [Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1981-078)). These dollar amounts are to be adjusted for inflation for the financial year beginning 1 July 2018 by Schedule 1. > > > (1) It is unlawful for a person to make any of the following indirect campaign contributions to a party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate— > > > > > (a) the provision of office accommodation, vehicles, computers or other equipment for no consideration or inadequate consideration for use solely or substantially for election campaign purposes, > > > > > (b) the full or part payment by a person other than the party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate of electoral expenditure for advertising or other purposes incurred or to be incurred by the party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate (or an agreement to make such a payment), > > > > > (c) the waiving of all or any part of payment to the person by the party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate of electoral expenditure for advertising incurred or to be incurred by the party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate, > > > > > (d) any other goods or services of a kind prohibited by the regulations. > > > > Electoral expenditure for advertising is taken to be incurred by a party, elected member, group, associated entity, third-party campaigner, or candidate if the advertising is authorised by the party, elected member, group or candidate. > > > (2) It is unlawful for a person to accept any such indirect campaign contribution. > > > (3) However, an indirect campaign contribution prohibited by this section does not include— > > > > > (a) the provision of volunteer labour or the incidental or ancillary use of vehicles or equipment of volunteers or other things authorised by the guidelines of the Electoral Commission, or > > > > > (b) anything provided or done by a party for the candidates endorsed by the party in accordance with arrangements made by the party agent of the party, or > > > > > (c) anything provided to or done for the benefit of a registered party or a group whose value as a gift does not exceed $6,100, unless the total value of all such things provided or done by the same person over the same financial year (ending 30 June) exceeds $6,100, or > > > > > (d) anything provided to or done for the benefit of the following whose value as a gift does not exceed $2,700, unless the total value of all such things provided or done by the same person over the same financial year (ending 30 June) exceeds $2,700— > > > > > > > (i) a party that is not a registered party, > > > > > > > (ii) an elected member, > > > > > > > (iii) a candidate, or > > > > > (e) a payment under Part 4 (Public funding of State election campaigns) or Part 5 (Administrative and New Party policy development funding), or > > > > > (f) any other thing of a kind permitted by the regulations. > > > (4) Each of the amounts referred to in subsection (3)(c) and (d) is an adjustable amount that is to be adjusted for inflation as provided by Schedule 1. > > **s 47:** Am 2026 No 6, Sch 2\[17\].