Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147:clause:1_287f
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 287F
Character Range: 21193–22928

287F  Requirement to register as a political campaigner
 (1) A person or entity (except a political entity, a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator) must be registered for a financial year as a political campaigner, in accordance with subsection (2), if:
 (a) the amount of electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of the person or entity during that or any one of the previous 3 financial years is $500,000 or more; or
 (b) the amount of electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of the person or entity:
 (i) during that financial year is $100,000 or more; and
 (ii) during the previous financial year was at least two‑thirds of the revenue of the person or entity for that year.
Note: A person or entity might be taken to have incurred electoral expenditure in a financial year if the person or entity was required to be registered as a political campaigner for a previous financial year but was not so registered (see section 287J).
 (2) The person or entity must be registered before the end of 90 days after becoming required to be registered.
 (3) A person or entity that is required to be registered under subsection (1) for a financial year must not incur further electoral expenditure in that financial year if the person or entity is not registered as a political campaigner.
Note: The financial controller of an entity may contravene this subsection if the entity is not a legal person (see section 287C).
Civil penalty:
The higher of the following amounts:
 (a) 200 penalty units;
 (b) if there is sufficient evidence for the court to determine the amount, or an estimate of the amount, of electoral expenditure incurred in contravention of this subsection—3 times that amount.