sec.125BExpenditure returns—relevant third parties

### sec.125B Expenditure returns—relevant third parties This section applies if a relevant third party for an election incurs electoral expenditure, during the third party’s disclosure period for the election, that totals $500 or more. The agent of the relevant third party must give the electoral commission a return for each amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the third party during the third party’s disclosure period for the election. The return must— be in the approved form; and be given to the electoral commission by the disclosure deadline for the return; and state the following— the name and business address of the person who supplied the goods or service to which the electoral expenditure relates; a description of the goods or service; the amount of the expenditure; when the expenditure was incurred; the purpose for incurring the expenditure; if the expenditure was incurred to benefit, support or oppose a particular candidate, group of candidates or political party in the election—that fact and the name of the candidate, group or party; if the expenditure was incurred to support or oppose a particular issue in the election—that fact and a description of the issue. For this section, an amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the relevant third party for 2 or more elections is taken to have been incurred by the third party for each of the elections. s 125B ins 2023 No. 8 s 41 (sec.125B-ssec.1) This section applies if a relevant third party for an election incurs electoral expenditure, during the third party’s disclosure period for the election, that totals $500 or more. (sec.125B-ssec.2) The agent of the relevant third party must give the electoral commission a return for each amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the third party during the third party’s disclosure period for the election. (sec.125B-ssec.3) The return must— be in the approved form; and be given to the electoral commission by the disclosure deadline for the return; and state the following— the name and business address of the person who supplied the goods or service to which the electoral expenditure relates; a description of the goods or service; the amount of the expenditure; when the expenditure was incurred; the purpose for incurring the expenditure; if the expenditure was incurred to benefit, support or oppose a particular candidate, group of candidates or political party in the election—that fact and the name of the candidate, group or party; if the expenditure was incurred to support or oppose a particular issue in the election—that fact and a description of the issue. (sec.125B-ssec.4) For this section, an amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the relevant third party for 2 or more elections is taken to have been incurred by the third party for each of the elections. - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) be given to the electoral commission by the disclosure deadline for the return; and - (c) state the following— (i) the name and business address of the person who supplied the goods or service to which the electoral expenditure relates; (ii) a description of the goods or service; (iii) the amount of the expenditure; (iv) when the expenditure was incurred; (v) the purpose for incurring the expenditure; (vi) if the expenditure was incurred to benefit, support or oppose a particular candidate, group of candidates or political party in the election—that fact and the name of the candidate, group or party; (vii) if the expenditure was incurred to support or oppose a particular issue in the election—that fact and a description of the issue. - (i) the name and business address of the person who supplied the goods or service to which the electoral expenditure relates; - (ii) a description of the goods or service; - (iii) the amount of the expenditure; - (iv) when the expenditure was incurred; - (v) the purpose for incurring the expenditure; - (vi) if the expenditure was incurred to benefit, support or oppose a particular candidate, group of candidates or political party in the election—that fact and the name of the candidate, group or party; - (vii) if the expenditure was incurred to support or oppose a particular issue in the election—that fact and a description of the issue. - (i) the name and business address of the person who supplied the goods or service to which the electoral expenditure relates; - (ii) a description of the goods or service; - (iii) the amount of the expenditure; - (iv) when the expenditure was incurred; - (v) the purpose for incurring the expenditure; - (vi) if the expenditure was incurred to benefit, support or oppose a particular candidate, group of candidates or political party in the election—that fact and the name of the candidate, group or party; - (vii) if the expenditure was incurred to support or oppose a particular issue in the election—that fact and a description of the issue.