Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147:clause:1_13:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00147
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 13 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 33757–36445

13  Application and transitional provisions
(1) The amendments of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 made by this Part apply (subject to this item) on and after the commencement of this item.
Note: The effect of subitem (1) is that a person or entity may be required to be registered as a political campaigner or associated entity before the end of 90 days after the commencement of this item (see subsections 287F(2) and 287H(2) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918).
(2) For the purposes of determining whether a person or entity:
 (a) is required to be registered under section 287F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, as inserted by this Part; or
 (b) is a third party (within the meaning of subsection 287(1) of that Act);
a reference in section 287F, or in the definition of third party in subsection 287(1), of that Act to electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of a person or entity is, in relation to the period beginning on 1 July 2015 and ending immediately before the commencement of this item, taken to be a reference to:
 (c) for section 287F—expenditure disclosed by the person or entity in accordance with section 314AEB of that Act for the financial years beginning on 1 July 2015 and ending on 30 June 2018; and
 (d) in any case—expenditure covered by section 314AEB of that Act incurred or authorised by the person or entity during the period beginning on 1 July 2018 and ending immediately before that commencement.

Transitional registration of associated entities
(3) For the purposes of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, an entity in relation to which a return is provided under section 314AEA (annual returns by associated entities) of that Act for the 2017‑2018 financial year is taken, on and after the commencement of this item, to be registered as an associated entity under section 287L of that Act for the 2018‑2019 financial year (whether the return is provided before or after that commencement).
(4) However, if the entity is not required to be registered as an associated entity for the 2018‑2019 financial year, the entity must notify the Electoral Commissioner that the entity is not required to be so registered within 90 days of:
 (a) the commencement of this item; or
 (b) if the entity did not provide a return for the 2017‑2018 financial year until after that commencement—the day the entity provided the return.
(5) To avoid doubt, subitems (3) and (4) do not limit the effect of section 287H or 287P of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

Application of Transparency Register
(6) Sections 287N (Transparency Register) and 287Q (Transparency Register to be made public etc.) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, as