Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00466:section:10:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00466
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 13836–16572

10  Definitions
  In this Act:
applicable disallowance period: see subsection 53(5).
approved form: see paragraph 66(a).
approved manner: see paragraph 66(b).
arrangement includes a contract, agreement, understanding or other arrangement of any kind, whether written or unwritten.
Australian police force means:
 (a) the Australian Federal Police; or
 (b) a police force or police service of a State or Territory.
becomes liable to register: see subsection 18(1).
benefit includes any advantage and is not limited to property.
by‑election has the same meaning as in Part XVB of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
candidate has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. In particular, a person who is, at a time, taken to be a candidate in an election within the meaning of that Act is taken to be a candidate at that time for the purposes of this Act.
ceases to be liable to register: see section 19.
Commonwealth public official has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
communications activity: see section 13.
deal with information or an article has the same meaning as in Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code (see subsections 90.1(1) and 121.1(1) of the Code).
designated position holder means:
 (a) a Minister; or
 (b) a member of the Parliament; or
 (c) a person employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 as a personal employee (Ministerial) and whose position is at or above the level of Senior Advisor; or
 (d) an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999); or
 (e) a deputy agency head (however described); or
 (f) the holder of an office established by or under a law of the Commonwealth and equivalent to that of Agency Head or deputy agency head; or
 (g) the holder of an office of the Commonwealth as an Ambassador or High Commissioner, in a country or place outside Australia.
designated vote means:
 (a) a referendum; or
 (b) a vote, survey, or other process for the expression of opinions, of the kind prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
disbursement activity: a person undertakes disbursement activity if:
 (a) the person disburses money or things of value; and
 (b) neither the person nor a recipient of the disbursement is required to disclose it under Division 4, 5 or 5A of Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
electoral donations threshold means the disclosure threshold within the meaning of Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
federal election means a House of Representatives election or a Senate election within the meaning of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
final transparency notice: see subsection 14C(4).
foreign country means any country other than Australia or an external Territory (whether or not