Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:5_310:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 310 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 226080–228726

310  Registered political party and State branch returns
 (1) The agent of an entity that is:
 (a) a registered political party; or
 (b) a State branch of a registered political party;
at any time during a calendar year must provide the Electoral Commission a return for the calendar year in accordance with this section.
Note 1: A return must be provided even if no amounts were received, paid or incurred (see section 309).
Note 2: An obligation imposed on an agent applies to each member of the executive committee of a political party or State branch if there is no agent of the party or branch, as applicable (see section 292B).
Civil penalty:
The higher of the following:
 (a) 120 penalty units;
 (b) if an amount is not disclosed in accordance with subsection (1) and there is sufficient evidence for the court to determine the amount, or an estimate of the amount, not disclosed—3 times that amount.

Timing of return etc.
 (2) The return must:
 (a) be provided to the Electoral Commission within 8 weeks of the end of the calendar year; and
 (b) be in the approved form.

Content of return
 (3) The return must set out the following information:
 (a) the total amount received by or on behalf of the entity during the calendar year, together with the details (if any) required by section 310J;
 (b) the total amount of gifts made for a federal purpose that were received by the entity during the calendar year, together with the details required by section 310K;
 (c) the total amount paid by or on behalf of the entity during the calendar year;
 (d) the total electoral expenditure incurred by the entity during the calendar year, together with the details required by section 310M;
 (e) the total outstanding amount, as at the end of the calendar year, of all debts incurred by or on behalf of the entity, together with the details (if any) required by section 310N;
 (f) details of any discretionary benefits received by or on behalf of the entity from the Commonwealth during the calendar year;
 (g) if the entity is a registered political party that is paid administrative assistance funding under Division 3AA during the calendar year—the details required by section 310P;
 (h) if the entity is a registered political party and an entity is registered, at any time during the calendar year, as the nominated entity of the party—the name of the nominated entity.
Note 1: For the meaning of federal purpose, see subsection 287(1).
Note 2: See Division 4 (disclosure of donations) for additional disclosure obligations in relation to certain gifts.
Example: The Federal Quokka Party was registered as a registered political party on 1