Electoral Act 1992

If a candidate in an election has an associated entity, divisions 3, 4, 6 and 9 apply as if—

the associated entity and the candidate together constituted the candidate; and

a reference to the candidate 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 candidate; and

the State campaign account of the candidate 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 candidate.

An entity is an associated entity of a candidate in an election if the entity—

is controlled by the candidate in relation to the election; or

operates wholly, or to a significant extent, for the benefit of the candidate in relation to the election; or

operates for the dominant purpose of promoting the candidate in the election.

However, an associated entity of a candidate in an election does not include an entity if—

the entity is an associated entity of a registered political party under section 204 because it—

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

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

operates for the dominant purpose of promoting a group of endorsed candidates of the party; and

the candidate is 1 of the candidates in the group of endorsed candidates of the party.

Also, an associated entity of a candidate does not include an electoral committee mentioned in section 203.

In this section—group of endorsed candidates, of a registered political party, see section 204(4).