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the Electoral Commission within 20 weeks after the end of the financial year, covering all the gifts that the person made to that political party or branch during the financial year.

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"(2) If a person makes a gift to any person or body with the intention of benefiting a particular registered political party or State branch of a registered political party, the person is taken for the purposes of subsection (1) to have made that gift directly to that registered political party or branch.

"(3) For each gift, the return must set out the following:

    (a) the amount of the gift;

    (b) the date on which it was made;

    (c) the name and address of the registered political party or branch.

"(4) The return must be in the approved form.

"(5) This section does not apply to gifts made by any of the following:

    (a) a registered political party;

    (b) a State branch of a registered political party;

    (c) an associated entity;

    (d) a candidate in an election;

    (e) a member of a group.".

23. Paragraph 308(1)(f):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

     "(f) the production and distribution of electoral matter that is addressed to particular persons or organisations and is distributed during the election period; or".

24. Before subsection 309(1A):

Insert:

"(1) Where electoral expenditure in relation to an election is incurred by or with the authority of a registered political party or a State branch of a registered political party, the agent of the party or branch must, before the end of 15 weeks after the polling day in the election, furnish to the Electoral Commission a return, in an approved form, setting out details of the expenditure.".

25. Subsection 309(4):

After "a State branch of a registered political party," insert "an associated entity,".

26. Section 313:

Add the following subsection:

"(2) If no electoral expenditure in relation to an election was incurred by or with the authority of a particular registered political party or State branch of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the

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election, a return under this Division in respect of the party or branch must nevertheless be lodged and must include a statement to the effect that no electoral expenditure was incurred in relation to the election by or with the authority of the party or branch.".

27. Division 5A of Part XX (heading):

After "parties" insert "and associated entities".

28. Subsections 314AA(2) and (3):

Omit the subsections.

29. Section 314AB:

Omit "20 weeks", substitute "16 weeks".

30. Subsection 314AC(2):

Omit the subsection, substitute:

"(2) In calculating the sum, an amount of less than $500 need not be counted.".

31. Subsection 314AC(3):

Omit ", together with each amount making up the