Electoral Act 1907

This section applies if a political entity receives from a person in a financial year a political contribution —

the amount or value of which is more than the specified amount; or

the amount or value of which is, in combination with all previous political contributions received by the political entity from the same person in the same financial year, more than the specified amount.

The responsible person for the political entity must lodge a notice with the Electoral Commissioner by —

if the political contribution is received during the capped expenditure period for an election — the end of the next business day after the day on which the political entity receives the political contribution; or

otherwise — the end of the period of 7 days after the day on which the political entity receives the political contribution.

The notice must be in writing and state that the political entity has received a political contribution —

the amount or value of which is more than the specified amount; or

the amount or value of which is, in combination with all previous political contributions received by the political entity from the same person in the same financial year, more than the specified amount.

The notice must also state the relevant details of —

the political contribution; and

each political contribution, from the same person in the same financial year, for which the responsible person has not previously lodged a notice with the Electoral Commissioner.

The responsible person is taken to have lodged the notice if another person lodges the notice on behalf of the responsible person.