Electoral Act 1992

The disclosure period for an election, for a candidate in the election, is the period that—

starts—

if the candidate was a candidate in a by-election held after the last general election—30 days after the polling day for the last by-election in which the candidate was a candidate; or

if subparagraph (i) does not apply and the candidate was a candidate in the last general election—30 days after the polling day for the last general election; or

otherwise—the day that applies for the candidate under subsection (2); and

ends 30 days after the polling day for the election.

For subsection (1)(a)(iii), the day that applies for the candidate for the election is the earliest of the following days—

the day the person announces or otherwise publicly indicates the person’s intention to be a candidate in the election;

the day the person nominates as a candidate in the election;

the day the person otherwise indicates the person’s intention to be a candidate in the election, including, for example, by accepting a gift made for a purpose related to the election.

The disclosure period for an election, for a third party to whom section 263 or 264 applies for the election, is the period that—

starts 30 days after the polling day for the last general election; and

ends 30 days after the polling day for the election.