Electoral Act 1907

For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for an election by or with the authority of an endorsed candidate of a registered political party (other than a candidate included in a group) is taken to have been incurred by or with the authority of the political party that endorsed the candidate.

Subsection (1) does not apply to a candidate in a Council election who is included in a group.

For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for an election by or with the authority of an elected member who is a member of a registered political party 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 during the capped expenditure period for an election by or with the authority of a registered political party’s associated entity 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 during the capped expenditure period for 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 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 —

For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for an election by or with the authority of a candidate included in a non‑party group is taken to have been incurred by or with the authority of the non‑party group.