Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016:clause:2_6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 6 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 74151–76396

the responsible person for the recipient has not given the Electoral Commission a notice under subsection (1) in relation to the gift;
then the responsible person must give the Electoral Commission the notice on or before the end of the earlier of the following days:
 (c) the 21st day of the calendar month that immediately follows the calendar month in which the gift is received;
 (d) the day before the day that is 12 days before polling day for the election or by‑election (as the case requires).

Gifts received by registered charity during an election period
 (8) Despite subsection (2), if a recipient covered by column 1 of item 6 of the table in subsection (2) receives a gift:
 (a) after the start of the election period in relation to:
 (i) an election; or
 (ii) if the recipient is covered by subsection (9) in relation to the gift—a by‑election; and
 (b) before the Thursday that immediately precedes the polling day for the election or by‑election;
then the responsible person for the recipient must give the Electoral Commission the notice on or before the earlier of the following days:
 (c) the 21st day of the calendar month that immediately follows the calendar month in which the gift is received;
 (d) the Thursday mentioned in paragraph (b).
 (9) A recipient is covered by this subsection in relation to a by‑election if:
 (a) the recipient is a candidate in the by‑election; or
 (b) the recipient is a registered political party, and a candidate in the by‑election is endorsed by the recipient; or
 (c) the recipient is a significant third party, an associated entity, a third party, a nominated entity or a State branch of a registered political party, and the recipient has incurred, or intends to incur, electoral expenditure in relation to the by‑election.

Special provision if recipient is more than one kind of person or entity
 (10) Despite subsection (1), a person or entity is not required to give a notice under that subsection in relation to a gift if:
 (a) the recipient of the gift is covered by column 2 of more than one item in the table in that subsection; and
 (b) a person or entity covered by column 1 of any one of those items has already given a notice under that subsection in relation to the gift.