Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A foreign campaigner contravenes this subsection if:
(a) amounts of referendum expenditure incurred by or with the authority of the foreign campaigner in a financial year total $1,000 or more; or
(b) amounts fundraised for the purpose of referendum expenditure being incurred by or with the authority of the foreign campaigner in a financial year total $1,000 or more.
Civil penalty:
The higher of the following amounts:
(a) 200 penalty units;
(b) if there is sufficient evidence for the court to determine or estimate the amount of referendum expenditure incurred or fundraised in contravention of this subsection--3 times that amount.
(2) Subsection (1) applies:
(a) whether or not the conduct constituting the contravention of that subsection occurs in Australia; and
(b) whether or not a result of the conduct constituting the alleged contravention of that subsection occurs in Australia.