Meaning of recent political affiliation
5 Meaning of recent political affiliation
(1) A person has a recent political affiliation if, at any time during the previous 10 years, the person:
(a) was a member of the Legislative Assembly or a local government council; or
(b) was an office holder or elected representative of a political party or a non-Territory political party; or
(c) was a member of staff of a minister or of the Leader of the Opposition; or
(d) was a member of electorate office staff for a member of the Legislative Assembly; or
(e) was a member of a political party or a non-Territory political party; or
(f) made a reportable donation to any of the following:
a political party;
(ii) a non-Territory political party;
(iii) an associated entity of a political party;
(iv) an entity that is equivalent to an associated entity in relation to a non-Territory political party.
(2) For subsection (1)(f), a person made a reportable donation if it was made by the person or by a body corporate of which the person was an office holder or majority shareholder at the time the donation was made.
In this section:
non-Territory political party means an organisation (whether incorporated or unincorporated), an object or activity of which is the promotion of the election to the Parliament of another Territory, a State or the Commonwealth of a candidate or candidates endorsed by it.
political party, see section 3 of the Electoral Act 2004.
reportable donation means a gift or loan that is required to be disclosed or reported under Part 10 of the Electoral Act 2004 or under a similar law in force in another Territory, a State or the Commonwealth.
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