Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 302G

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person makes an affirmation or provides appropriate donor information in relation to a gift; and

  (b)   the affirmation or information is for the purposes of paragraph   302D(1A)(a) or 302E(2)(a) or subparagraph   302D(1A)(b)(i) or 302E(2)(b)(i); and

  (c)   the person knows that the affirmation or information is false.

Note:   The physical elements of an offence against subsection   (2) are set out in this subsection   (see section   302R).

Offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:   100 penalty units.

  (3)   Section   15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category D) applies to an offence against subsection   (2).

Civil penalty

  (4)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:

The higher of the following amounts:

  (a)   200 penalty units;

  (b)   if there is sufficient evidence for the court to determine the amount or value, or an estimate of the amount or value, of the gift--3 times that amount or value.

  (5)   Subsection   (4) applies:

  (a)   whether or not the conduct constituting the contravention of subsection   (1) occurs in Australia; and

  (b)   whether or not a result of the conduct constituting the alleged contravention of subsection   (1) occurs in Australia.