Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00455:clause:1_314aeb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00455
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 314AEB
Character Range: 38771–40710

314AEB  Annual returns relating to political expenditure

 (1) A person must provide a return for a financial year in accordance with this section if:
 (a) the person incurred expenditure for any of the following purposes during the year, by or with his or her own authority:
 (i) the public expression of views on a political party, a candidate in an election or a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate by any means;
 (ii) the public expression of views on an issue in an election by any means;
 (iii) the printing, production, publication or distribution of any material (not being material referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii)) that is required under section 328 or 328A to include a name, address or place of business;
 (iv) the broadcast of political matter in relation to which particulars are required to be announced under subclause 4(2) of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992;
 (v) the carrying out of an opinion poll, or other research, relating to an election or the voting intentions of electors; and
 (b) the amount of the expenditure incurred was more than $10,000; and
 (c) at the time the person gave the authority the person was not:
 (i) a registered political party; or
 (ii) a State branch of a registered political party; or
 (iii) the Commonwealth (including a Department of the Commonwealth, an Executive Agency or a Statutory Agency (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999)); or
 (iiia) a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate; or
 (iv) a candidate in an election; or
 (v) a member of a group.

Note: The dollar amount mentioned in this subsection is indexed under section 321A.

 (2) The person must provide to the Electoral Commission a return for the financial year setting out details of the expenditure incurred.

 (3) The return must:
 (a) be provided before the end of 20 weeks after the end of the financial year; and
 (b) be in the approved form.