Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:1_19a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 19A
Character Range: 34708–37325

19A  After subsection 287AB(3)
Insert:

Specific electoral expenditure
 (3A) Any expenditure incurred by or with the authority of a political entity, a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator, a third party, or a person or an entity that is (or is required to be registered as) a significant third party, an associated entity or a nominated entity, is electoral expenditure to the extent that it is in relation to an election and also any of the following:
 (a) expenditure on electoral matter in the form of advertisements in radio, television, the internet, cinemas, newspapers, billboards, posters, brochures, how‑to‑vote cards or any other form;
 (b) expenditure on the production and distribution of electoral matter;
 (c) expenditure on the internet, telecommunications, stationery or postage for the purposes of communicating electoral matter;
 (d) expenditure incurred in employing staff engaged in an election campaign;
 (e) expenditure incurred for office accommodation for any such staff and candidates;
 (f) expenditure on travel and travel accommodation for candidates and staff engaged in an election campaign;
 (g) expenditure on research associated with an election campaign (other than in‑house research);
 (h) expenditure incurred in raising funds for an election;
 (i) expenditure of a kind prescribed by the regulations.
Note 1: The expenditure caps in Division 3AB apply in relation to all electoral expenditure unless an exemption in Subdivision G of Division 3AB applies.
Note 2: References to an election mean an election of a member of the House of Representatives or an election of Senators for a State or Territory (see subsection 287(1)).
Note 3: A candidate's staff includes any volunteers.

Expenditure that is not electoral expenditure
 (3B) Despite anything else in this section, expenditure is not electoral expenditure to the extent that it is, or is to be, paid or reimbursed by the Commonwealth (except under Division 3 (election funding)) to or in relation to a person who is or was a member of the House of Representatives, a Senator or a Minister, because that person is or was such a member, Senator or Minister.
 (3C) Despite anything else in this section, expenditure is not electoral expenditure to the extent that it is incurred by a person or entity (the service provider):
 (a) in providing a communication service or communication platform that is used to create or communicate electoral matter; or
 (b) in providing a service for another person or entity that engaged the service provider, on a commercial basis, to create or communicate electoral matter.