Electoral Act 1907

A proceeding in respect of an offence against this Part alleged to be committed by a political party that is not a body corporate, or in respect of any amount recoverable from such a party under section 175LH(4), 175LI(2) or 175R(5), may be instituted against an officer or officers of the party as a representative or representatives of the members of the party, and a proceeding so instituted shall be deemed to be a proceeding against all the persons who were members of the party at any relevant time.

For the purposes of enforcing any judgment or order given or made in a proceeding under this Part against a party that is not a body corporate, process may be issued and executed against any property of the party, or any property in which the party has, or any members of the party have in their capacity as such members, a beneficial interest, whether vested in trustees or however otherwise held, as if the party were a body corporate and the absolute owner of the property or interest, but no process shall be issued or executed against any other property of members, or against any property of officers, of the party.

[Section 175ZD inserted: No. 75 of 1992 s. 4; amended: No. 55 of 2006 s. 13.]

175ZE. Public agencies to report on certain expenditure

If a public agency is required to publish an annual report under Part 5 of the Financial Management Act 2006 or any other written law, the principal officer of the public agency shall ensure that a statement is included in the annual report setting out the details mentioned in subsection (2) of all expenditure incurred by or on behalf of the public agency during the reporting period in relation to the following —

advertising agencies;

market research organisations;

polling organisations;

direct mail organisations;

media advertising organisations.

The details to be set out in the statement are —

the total amount of the expenditure; and

in relation to each class of expenditure constituted by a paragraph of subsection (1) —

the amount of the expenditure for the class; and

the name of each person, agency or organisation to whom an amount was paid.

The principal officer does not have to set out the details mentioned in subsection (2)(b) in relation to a class of expenditure if the amount of the expenditure for the class is less than the specified amount.

[Section 175ZE inserted: No. 75 of 1992 s. 4; amended: No. 77 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 51.]