Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996 (NO. 56 OF 1996) - SECT 14

14. Section 221 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) If, during the disclosure period for an election, a person (other than a party, a candidate or an associated entity)—

        (a)     makes gifts totalling $1,500 or more to the same
non-party group;

        (b)     makes gifts totalling $200 or more to the same candidate in the election; or

        (c)     makes gifts totalling $1,500 or more to the same specified body;

the person shall, within 15 weeks after the polling day in the election, give the Commissioner a return in the approved form.”;

    (b)     by omitting from subsection (3) “, independent MLA”; and

    (c)     by omitting from subsection (4) “parties,” and “, independent MLAs”.