Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01018:clause:1_299a:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01018
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 299A (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 13250–15768

299A  Method of making payments

Payment by direct credit or by cheque

 (1) If the Electoral Commission is required to pay an amount under section 299 to the agent or principal agent of a party, the Electoral Commission must pay the amount:
 (a) if the party has nominated a bank account for the purposes of this section—to the credit of that account; or
 (b) otherwise—by cheque payable to the party.

Nominated bank account

 (2) A bank account nominated by a party for the purposes of this section must satisfy the following conditions:
 (a) the account must be maintained by the party;
 (b) the account must be with a bank;
 (c) the account must be kept in Australia;
 (d) the account name must consist of, or include:
 (i) if the account is maintained by a registered political party—the name of the party as it appears in the Register of Political Parties; or
 (ii) if the account is held by a State branch of a political party, and the branch is not a registered political party—the name of the State branch.

Name on cheque

 (3) For the purposes of this section, a cheque is taken not to be payable to a party unless:
 (a) if the party is a registered political party—the cheque is made out:
 (i) if a determination under subsection (4) is in force in relation to the name of the party—in the special abbreviation of the name of the party; or
 (ii) otherwise—in the name of the party, being the name as it appears in the Register of Political Parties; or
 (b) if the party is a State branch of a political party, and the branch is not a registered political party—the cheque is made out:
 (i) if a determination under subsection (4) is in force in relation to the name of the State branch—in the special abbreviation of the name of the State branch; or
 (ii) otherwise—in the name of the State branch.

Abbreviation of party names

 (4) The Electoral Commission may, by notice published in the Gazette, determine that a specified abbreviation of the name of a party is a special abbreviation of the name of the party for the purposes of this section.

 (5) The Electoral Commission must publish a copy of a notice under subsection (4) on the Internet.

 (6) Before making a determination under subsection (4) in relation to a party, the Electoral Commission must consult the party.

 (7) To avoid doubt, if a cheque under this section is made out in the special abbreviation of the name of a party, the cheque is as valid as it would have been if it had been made out in the name of the party.

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