Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:clause:3_287:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 287 (pt 2/6)
Character Range: 617420–620144

the account are amounts to be used only for a federal purpose; and
 (b) the only amounts withdrawn or transferred from the account are amounts:
 (i) withdrawn or transferred for a federal purpose; or
 (ii) transferred to another federal account.
Example: A federal account of a federal party may be established by the federal party or a State branch of the federal party.
federal party means a registered political party that has:
 (a) a federal branch; and
 (b) 2 or more State branches that are registered political parties.
federal purpose means the purpose of incurring electoral expenditure, or creating or communicating electoral matter.
financial controller, in relation to a person or entity, means (subject to section 292F):
 (a) if the person or entity is a company—the secretary of the company;
 (b) if the person or entity is the trustee of a trust—the trustee;
 (c) in other cases—the person responsible for maintaining the financial records of the person or entity.
financial member, in relation to a registered political party, means a person or entity that pays an annual subscription to the party.
foreign donor has the meaning given by section 287AA.
foreign public enterprise has the meaning given by section 70.1 of the Criminal Code.
gift means any disposition of property made by a person to another person, being a disposition made without consideration in money or money's worth or with inadequate consideration, and includes the provision of a service (other than volunteer labour) for no consideration or for inadequate consideration, but does not include:
 (a) a payment under Division 3; or
 (b) an annual subscription paid to a political party, to a State branch of a political party or to a division of a State branch of a political party by a person in respect of the person's membership of the party, branch or division; or
 (c) any visit, experience or activity provided for the purposes of a political exchange program.
group means a group of 2 or more candidates nominated for election to the Senate who have their names grouped in the ballot papers in accordance with section 168.
Note: The meaning of group is affected by subsection (9).
group amount for a group means the total amount worked out by multiplying $2.801 by the number of formal first preference votes given for candidates in the group in the relevant election, based on formal first preference votes counted as at the day mentioned in subsection 293(3).
Note: The dollar amount specified in this definition is indexed under section 321.
head office of an entity means the place of business where central management and control of the entity are exercised.
jointly endorsed group means a group whose candidates are endorsed