Electoral Act 1907

The responsible person for a political entity must, unless the responsible person has a reasonable excuse, lodge with the Electoral Commissioner a written notice in the approved form within the period of 5 business days after the first participation day in relation to the political entity stating —

that the political entity —

has a State campaign account; or

intends to make use of the State campaign account of another political entity named in the notice that is an eligible SCA nominee in relation to the political entity and has given the consent mentioned in section 175LM(2)(c);

the name of the authorised deposit‑taking institution at which the account is kept; and

the details about the account required by the approved form.

If information given to the Electoral Commissioner under this section changes, the responsible person for the political entity must, unless the responsible person has a reasonable excuse, lodge with the Electoral Commissioner a written notice in the approved form stating, within the period of 5 business days after the day on which the change occurs, details about the changes to the information, including —

if the change is that a new State campaign account is established — the information about that State campaign account mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c); and

if the change is that the political entity intends to make use of the State campaign account of another political entity — that the other political entity is an eligible SCA nominee in relation to the relevant political entity and has given the consent mentioned in section 175LM(2)(c).