5Meaning of “political donation”

5 Meaning of “political donation”

5 Meaning of “political donation”

(cf section 85 EFED Act)

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a political donation is—

(a) a gift made to or for the benefit of a party or a group of candidates, or

(b) a gift made to or for the benefit of an elected member, the whole or part of which was used or is intended to be used by the elected member—

(i) solely or substantially for a purpose related to an election or to the elected member’s duties as an elected member, or

(ii) to enable the elected member to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure, or

(iii) to reimburse the elected member for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure, or

(c) a gift made to or for the benefit of a candidate, the whole or part of which was used or is intended to be used by the candidate—

(i) solely or substantially for a purpose related to an election, or

(ii) to enable the candidate to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure, or

(iii) to reimburse the candidate for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure, or

(d) a gift made to or for the benefit of an entity or other person (not being a party, elected member, group or candidate), the whole or part of which was used or is intended to be used by the entity or person—

(i) to enable the entity or person to make, directly or indirectly, a political donation or to incur electoral expenditure, or

(ii) to reimburse the entity or person for making, directly or indirectly, a political donation or incurring electoral expenditure.

(2) An amount paid by a person as a contribution, entry fee or other payment to entitle that or any other person to participate in or otherwise obtain any benefit from a fundraising venture or function (being an amount that forms part of the gross proceeds of the venture or function) is taken to be a gift for the purposes of this section.

(3) An annual or other subscription paid to a party by—