Electoral Funding Regulation 2018
Schedule 1Penalty notice offences
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Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences
For the purposes of section 148(2) and (4) of the Act—
(a) each offence specified in this Schedule is an offence for which a penalty notice may be issued, and
(b) the amount payable under any such penalty notice is the amount specified in this Schedule for the offence.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Provision | Penalty | | Offences under the Act | | Section 109(1) | $55 | | Section 114(1) | $55 | | Section 119(1) | $55 | | Section 122—in relation to offence committed by a party (section 122(6)(a)) | $2,750 | | Section 122—in relation to the offence committed by an officer of the party (section 122(6)(b)) | $1,100 | | Section 138(6) | $2,750 | | Section 141(1)—if the offence was committed by a party agent | $2,750 | | Section 141(1)—in any other case | $1,100 | | Section 141(2)—if the offence was committed by a party agent | $2,750 | | Section 141(2)—in any other case | $1,100 | | Section 145(1)—in relation to a contravention of sections 36(3)(a) and (b), 38(3)–(6), 39(3)–(5), 40(1), 42(1)–(3), 43(1) and (2)—if the offence was committed by a party or a party agent | $2,750 | | Section 145(1)—in relation to a contravention of sections 36(3)(a) and (b), 38(3)–(6), 39(3)–(5), 40(1), 42(1)–(3), 43(1) and (2)—in any other case | $1,100 | | Section 145(2)—if the offence was committed by a party | $2,750 | | Section 145(2)—in any other case | $1,100 | | Offences under this Regulation | | Clause 12 (Party records) | $220 | | Clause 22(5) (Alternative system of accounts) | $220 | | Clause 23 (Records of elected member, candidates, group, associated entity or third-party campaigners) | $220 | | Clause 43 (Accounts and records to be kept) | $220 | | Clause 44(2) (Direction by Electoral Commission to lodge certain records) | $220 | | Clause 45(2) and (3) (DVDs, video tapes, films and electronic video files) | $220 |