Electoral Act 1992

If a registered political party has an associated entity, divisions 3, 4, 6 and 9 apply as if—

the party and the associated entity together constituted the party; and

a reference to the party included a reference to the associated entity; and

a gift or loan made to or for the benefit of, or received by, the associated entity were a gift or loan made to or for the benefit of, or received by, the party; and

the State campaign account of the party were the State campaign account of the associated entity; and

electoral expenditure incurred by or for the associated entity were incurred by or for the party.

An entity is an associated entity of a registered political party if the entity—

is controlled by the party or a group of endorsed candidates of the party; or

operates wholly, or to a significant extent, for the benefit of the party or a group of endorsed candidates of the party; or

operates for the dominant purpose of—

promoting the party in elections; or

promoting a group of endorsed candidates of the party in an election.

However, an associated entity of a registered political party does not include—

a candidate endorsed by the party for an election; or

another political party that is a related political party of the party; or

if the party is part of another entity—a federal or interstate branch or division of the other entity.

In this section—group of endorsed candidates, of a registered political party, means 2 or more candidates endorsed by the party for an election.