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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 298

Electoral expenditure incurred

  (1)   A claim made by the agent of a registered political party must specify, in relation to all elections held on the same day, electoral expenditure covered by subsection   (1A) for which election funding is sought.

  (1A)   The electoral expenditure must have been incurred, in relation to the elections, by:

  (a)   for a claim made by the agent of a registered political party under paragraph   297(1)(a) or (ab):

  (i)   the party; or

  (ii)   a candidate endorsed by the party; or

  (b)   for a claim made by the agent of a federal party under paragraph   297(1)(aa) in relation to a State branch of the federal party:

  (i)   the State branch; or

  (ii)   a candidate endorsed by the State branch or by the federal party; or

  (iii)   the federal party.

  (2)   A claim made by the agent of a candidate in an election who is not endorsed by a registered political party must specify electoral expenditure:

  (a)   incurred by the candidate in relation to the election; and

  (b)   for which election funding is sought.

  (3)   A claim made by the agent of a group in a Senate election must specify electoral expenditure:

  (a)   incurred by the group, or by candidates who are members of the group, in relation to the election; and

  (b)   for which election funding is sought.



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