Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party
287A Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party
Divisions 4 and 5 apply as if a campaign committee of an endorsed candidate or endorsed group were a division of the relevant State branch of the political party that endorsed the candidate or the members of the group.
In subsection (1):
campaign committee, in relation to a candidate or group, means a body of persons appointed or engaged to form a committee to assist the campaign of the candidate or group in an election.
endorsed candidate means a candidate who is endorsed by a registered political party.
endorsed group means a group all of the members of which are endorsed by the same registered political party.
relevant State branch, in relation to a political party, means:
if the party has 2 or more State branches—the State branch of the party for the State or Territory in which the election is held; and
in any other case—the party.
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