Terms used and interpretation
175LA Terms used and interpretation
In this Division —
election does not include an election held before the coming into operation of the Electoral Reform (Electoral Funding) Act 2006 section 6;
eligible vote means —
a vote given at an election in which there are only 2 candidates; or
a first preference vote given at an election in which there are more than 2 candidates,
but does not include any vote on a ballot paper that has been rejected.
For the purposes of this Division, a reference to a vote given includes a reference to a vote taken under section 146EC(2) to have been given.
For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred in relation to an election by or with the authority of an endorsed candidate of a registered political party who is not included in a group is taken to have been incurred by or with the authority of the registered political party.
For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred in relation to an election by or with the authority of an endorsed candidate of a registered political party who is included in a group, and who incurs electoral expenditure substantially for the purposes of the candidate and not the group, is taken to incur the electoral expenditure by or with the authority of the registered political party.
For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred in relation to an election by or with the authority of a party group is taken to have been incurred by or with the authority of —
if all of the endorsed candidates in the group are endorsed by the same registered political party — the registered political party; or
if all of the endorsed candidates in the group are endorsed by more than 1 registered political party — each registered political party with an endorsed candidate in the group in a proportion —
agreed between the parties; or
if subparagraph (i) does not apply —worked out in accordance with the following formula —
where —
A is the total electoral expenditure incurred in relation to an election by or with the authority of the party group;
B is the number of endorsed candidates of the registered political party in the party group;
C is the total number of candidates in the party group.
[Section 175LA inserted: No. 55 of 2006 s. 6; amended: No. 20 of 2021 s. 88; No. 30 of 2023 s. 122.]
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