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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.119Receiving anonymous gifts prohibited
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### sec.119 Receiving anonymous gifts prohibited
A candidate for an election, or a person acting on behalf of the candidate, must not, during the candidate’s disclosure period for the election, receive a prescribed gift made to, or for the benefit of, the candidate unless—
the relevant details for the gift are known to the person receiving the gift; or
when the gift is made—
the entity giving the gift gives to the person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
the person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
A group of candidates for an election, or a person acting on behalf of the group, must not, during the group’s disclosure period for the election, receive a prescribed gift made to, or for the benefit of, the group of candidates unless—
the relevant details for the gift are known to the group or person receiving the gift; or
when the gift is made—
the entity making the gift gives the group or person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
the group or person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
For this section, the value of a gift is taken to include the value of all other gifts previously received by the candidate, group of candidates or person acting on behalf of the candidate or group, from the same entity during the candidate’s or group’s disclosure period.
In this section—
prescribed gift means a gift with a value of at least $500.
s 119 amd 2017 No. 12 s 18 ; 2019 No. 30 s 231
(sec.119-ssec.1) A candidate for an election, or a person acting on behalf of the candidate, must not, during the candidate’s disclosure period for the election, receive a prescribed gift made to, or for the benefit of, the candidate unless— the relevant details for the gift are known to the person receiving the gift; or when the gift is made— the entity giving the gift gives to the person receiving the gift details of the gift; and the person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
(sec.119-ssec.2) A group of candidates for an election, or a person acting on behalf of the group, must not, during the group’s disclosure period for the election, receive a prescribed gift made to, or for the benefit of, the group of candidates unless— the relevant details for the gift are known to the group or person receiving the gift; or when the gift is made— the entity making the gift gives the group or person receiving the gift details of the gift; and the group or person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
(sec.119-ssec.3) For this section, the value of a gift is taken to include the value of all other gifts previously received by the candidate, group of candidates or person acting on behalf of the candidate or group, from the same entity during the candidate’s or group’s disclosure period.
(sec.119-ssec.4) In this section— prescribed gift means a gift with a value of at least $500.
- (a) the relevant details for the gift are known to the person receiving the gift; or
- (b) when the gift is made— (i) the entity giving the gift gives to the person receiving the gift details of the gift; and (ii) the person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
- (i) the entity giving the gift gives to the person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
- (ii) the person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
- (i) the entity giving the gift gives to the person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
- (ii) the person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
- (a) the relevant details for the gift are known to the group or person receiving the gift; or
- (b) when the gift is made— (i) the entity making the gift gives the group or person receiving the gift details of the gift; and (ii) the group or person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
- (i) the entity making the gift gives the group or person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
- (ii) the group or person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.
- (i) the entity making the gift gives the group or person receiving the gift details of the gift; and
- (ii) the group or person receiving the gift has no reasonable grounds to believe that the details given are not the correct relevant details for the gift.