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Electoral Funding Act 2018
52Political donations by prohibited donors unlawful
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#### 52 Political donations by prohibited donors unlawful
52 Political donations by prohibited donors unlawful
(cf section 96GA EFED Act)
> > (1) It is unlawful for a prohibited donor to make a political donation.
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> > (2) It is unlawful for a person to make a political donation on behalf of a prohibited donor.
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> > (3) It is unlawful for a person to accept a political donation that was made (wholly or partly) by a prohibited donor or by a person on behalf of a prohibited donor.
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> > (4) It is unlawful for a prohibited donor to solicit another person to make a political donation.
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> > (5) It is unlawful for a person to solicit another person on behalf of a prohibited donor to make a political donation.
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> Note.
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> Section 145 makes it an offence for a person to do any act that is unlawful under this Division if the person is, at the time of the act, aware of the facts that result in the act being unlawful. Section 58 also provides for the recovery by the Electoral Commission of unlawful political donations.