Electoral Act 1992

A liable person of an unincorporated body commits an offence if—

a gift or political donation is made or accepted by, or electoral expenditure is incurred by—

the unincorporated body; or

a person acting on behalf of the unincorporated body; and

making or accepting the gift or political donation, or incurring the electoral expenditure, is an offence against a deemed liability provision; and

the liable person—

authorised or permitted the conduct constituting the offence; or

was, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in the conduct constituting the offence.

This section does not affect the liability, under the Criminal Code, chapter 2, of any person, whether or not the person is a liable person of an unincorporated body, for an offence against a deemed liability provision.

In this section—deemed liability provision means any of the following provisions—

for a registered political party—

the registered officer of the party; or

the secretary of the party; or

the agent of the party; or

for an associated entity—the financial controller of the associated entity; or

for a third party—an officer, member or agent (however described) of the third party.