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Commonwealth Electoral Amendment
              Act 1992

No. 45 of 1992

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

[Assented to 11 June 1992]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Act 1992.

(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.

Interpretation

  3. Section 287 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a)     by omitting paragraph (a) of the definition of "disclosure period" in subsection (1);

    (b)    by omitting paragraph (f) of the definition of "disclosure period" in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

         "(f) in the case of a person or organisation to which subsection 305(1) or 305A(1) applies—at the end of 30 days after the polling day in the last general election or election of Senators for a State or Territory;";

    (c)     by omitting "(in this definition referred to as the 'donor')" and "(in this definition referred to as the 'donee')" from the definition of "gift" in subsection (1);

  (d)    by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

     " 'registered industrial organisation' means an organisation registered under the Industrial Relations Act 1988 or under a law of a State or Territory concerning the registration of industrial organisations;".

Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party

4. Section 287A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) "and 5" and substituting ", 5 and 5A".

Responsibility for action when agent of party or branch dead or appointment vacant

5. Section 292B of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) "or 5" and substituting ", 5 or 5A".

Disclosure of gifts

6. Section 304 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (4)(a) ", other than a registered industrial organisation" after "unincorporated association".

Expenditure incurred for political purposes

  7. Section 305 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a)     by inserting in subsection (1) "registered" before "political party" (wherever occurring);

    (b)    by omitting from subparagraph (3)(a)(iii) "(not being a gift made on the condition that it be used by the party or branch for a purpose other than a purpose related to an election or by-election)";

    (c)     by inserting in subparagraph (3)(b)(i) ", other than a registered industrial organisation" after "unincorporated association";

    (d)    by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsections:

      "(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), 2 or more gifts made,

     during the disclosure period in relation to an election, by the same person to another person are taken to be one gift.

     "(5) This section does not apply in relation to a gift made before