Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

This section applies if a gift is made by or on behalf of a donor, to either of the following:

a group;

an agent acting on behalf of a group.

For the purposes of this Part:

if the group is a single‑party endorsed group—the party that endorsed the candidates in the group is taken to have received the gift; and

if the group is a jointly endorsed group or none of the group’s members is a candidate endorsed by a registered political party—each member of the group is taken to have received an equal share of the gift (rounded to the nearest dollar); and

in any case—the group is taken not to have received the gift.

Candidates may be subject to expedited disclosure requirements in relation to their share of the gift (see section 303A). Gifts received by endorsed candidates of a registered political party may be aggregated in certain circumstances for the purpose of determining whether a gift exceeds the relevant gift cap (see section 302BA).