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Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995

No. 42 of 1995

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and for related purposes

[Assented to 15 June 1995]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Commonwealth Electoral Act 19181.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Amendments

3. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

Application of amendments

4. The amendments made by items 1, 6, 7, 10 to 23 (inclusive) and 26 of the Schedule apply to the financial year that ends on 30 June 1995, and to all later financial years.

Transitional provision—gifts to political parties

5.(1) For the financial year ending on 30 June 1995, section 305B of the Principal Act applies as if subsection (1) of that section were replaced by the following subsections:

"(1) If, in the first gift period, a person makes gifts totalling $4,500 or more to:

    (a) the same registered political party; or

    (b) the same State branch of a registered political party;

the person must furnish a return to the Electoral Commission before 18 November 1995, covering all the gifts that the person made to that political party or branch during the first gift period. The 'first gift period' is the period starting on 12 April 1993 and ending at the end of the day on which the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995 commenced.

"(1A) If, in the second gift period, a person makes gifts totalling $1,500 or more to:

    (a) the same registered political party; or

    (b) the same State branch of a registered political party;

the person must furnish a return to the Electoral Commission before 18 November 1995, covering all the gifts that the person made to that political party or branch during the second gift period. The 'second gift period' is the period starting on the day after the day on which the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995 commenced and ending at the end of 30 June 1995.".

(2) Subsection 305B(2) of the Principal Act does not apply to gifts made before the day on which this Act commenced.

Transitional provision—returns by associated entities

6. For the financial year ending on 30 June 1995, section 314AEA of the Principal Act applies as if paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) of that section were replaced by the following paragraphs:

     "(a) the total amount received by, or on behalf of, the entity in the part of the financial year that commenced on the date of commencement of the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1995 and ended at the end