Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147:clause:1_287h
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 287H
Character Range: 22928–24435

287H  Requirement to register as an associated entity
 (1) An entity (except a political entity) must be registered for a financial year as an associated entity, in accordance with subsection (2), if any of the following apply in that year:
 (a) the entity is controlled by one or more registered political parties;
 (b) the entity operates wholly, or to a significant extent, for the benefit of one or more registered political parties;
 (c) the entity is a financial member of a registered political party;
 (d) another person is a financial member of a registered political party on behalf of the entity;
 (e) the entity has voting rights in a registered political party;
 (f) another person has voting rights in a registered political party on behalf of the entity.
 (2) The entity must be registered before the end of 90 days after becoming required to be registered.
 (3) An entity that is required to be registered under subsection (1) for a financial year must not incur any electoral expenditure in that financial year, after becoming required to be so registered, if the entity is not registered as an associated entity.
Note: A member, agent or officer of the 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 the court can determine the amount, or an estimate of the amount, of electoral expenditure incurred in contravention of this subsection—3 times that amount.