Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

This section applies for the purposes of a provision in Subdivision B or C that refers to the details required by this section in relation to the total electoral expenditure incurred by a person or entity during a calendar year.

The details are the following:

the total electoral expenditure that counts towards a cap mentioned in the following provisions:

subsection 302AMA(1) (Federal cap);

subsection 302ANA(1) (Independent House of Representatives cap);

subsection 302AOA(1) (Independent Senate cap);

subsection 302APA(1) (capped entity cap);

for any electoral expenditure targeted to a Division:

the name of the Division; and

the total expenditure that counts towards the cap mentioned in subsection 302AMB(1) (Divisional cap) or 302APB(1) (capped entity Divisional cap) in relation to the Division;

for any electoral expenditure targeted to a State or Territory:

the name of the State or Territory; and

the total expenditure that counts towards the cap mentioned in subsection 302AMC(1) (Senate cap) or 302APC(1) (capped entity Senate cap) in relation to the State or Territory;

for any electoral expenditure incurred in the by‑election period for a by‑election, for the purposes of the by‑election:

the name of the Division to which the by‑election relates; and

the total expenditure that counts towards the cap mentioned in subsection 302AMD(1) (by‑election cap), 302ANB(1) (Independent House of Representatives by‑election cap) or 302APD(1) (capped entity by‑election cap), in relation to the by‑election;

for any electoral expenditure incurred in the Senate‑only election period for a Senate‑only election in a State or Territory, for the purposes of the election:

the name of the State or Territory; and

the total expenditure that counts towards the cap mentioned in subsection 302AME(1) (Senate‑only election cap), 302AOB(1) (Senate‑only election Independent Senate cap) or 302APE(1) (capped entity Senate‑only election cap) in relation to the election;

the total electoral expenditure covered by section 302AQC (exception—travel and translation expenses);

the total electoral expenditure covered by section 302AQE (exception—campaign office accommodation);

the total electoral expenditure covered by section 302AQF (exception—design and printing costs for certain how‑to‑vote cards).

Electoral expenditure does not count towards to a particular cap if it is covered by an exception for the cap (for the exceptions, see Subdivision G of Division 3AB).

For electoral expenditure targeted to a Division, State or Territory, see section 302AD.