Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

This section applies in relation to references in this Subdivision to electoral expenditure incurred by an Independent Senate candidate or Senator in a period.

To avoid doubt, electoral expenditure incurred by an Independent Senate candidate or Senator is counted only once, even if the person satisfies both paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of Independent Senate candidate or Senator at the same time.

To avoid doubt, if, at a time in a period, an Independent Senate candidate or Senator who satisfies one paragraph of the definition of Independent Senate candidate or Senator starts to satisfy the other paragraph instead, a reference to electoral expenditure incurred by the person in the period includes electoral expenditure incurred by the person before the time.