Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 293 COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL (ANNUAL RETURNS BY REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES) REGULATIONS - REG 4

4. (1) A return under paragraph 314AB (a) of the Act must set out the total
amount referred to in that paragraph in the following detail:

   (a)  the sum of all donations of amounts of less than $1,500;

   (b)  in respect of each unit of a State branch of the registered political
        party-the sum of all amounts received from fund-raising events;

   (c)  in respect of a fund-raising event from which the sum of all amounts
        received is $5,000 or more:

        (i)    the sum of all amounts received; and

        (ii)   the class, under regulation 3, to which the event belongs; and

        (iii)  the date on which the event is held;

   (d)  the amount of the difference between the sum of all amounts received
        from fund-raising events and the sum of all amounts received from
        fund-raising events to which paragraph (c) refers;

   (e)  the sum of all amounts received as membership or affiliation fees or
        subscriptions;

   (f)  the sum of all amounts of the earnings from assets of the registered
        political party, except earnings referred to in paragraph (g);

   (g)  the sum of all amounts of the earnings from the sale of goods, or the
        provision of services, by the registered political party;

   (h)  the sum of all amounts received that are not referred to in a
        preceding paragraph.

(2) The particulars of an amount referred to in paragraph (1) (f), (g) or (h)
must be set out as if the amount were a sum to which section 314AC of the Act
applies.

(3) A return under paragraph 314AB (b) of the Act must set out the total
amount referred to in that paragraph in the following detail:

   (a)  in respect of each unit of a State branch of the registered political
        party-the sum of all amounts paid for fund-raising events;

   (b)  in respect of a fund-raising event from which the sum of all amounts
        received is $5,000 or more:

        (i)    the sum of all amounts paid; and

        (ii)   the class, under regulation 3, to which the event belongs; and

        (iii)  the date on which the event was held;

   (c)  the amount of the difference between the sum of all amounts paid for
        fund-raising events and the sum of all amounts paid for fund-raising
        events to which paragraph (b) refers;

   (d)  the sum of all amounts paid for capital assets of the registered
        political party;

   (e)  the sum of all amounts paid for the sale of goods, or the provision of
        services, by the registered political party;

   (f)  the sum of all amounts paid for wages and salaries of staff, including
        the amount of costs directly related to those amounts;

   (g)  in respect of advertising or public relations-the sum of all amounts
        paid and the total amount of expenditure in respect of each of:

        (i)    radio;

        (ii)   television;

        (iii)  newspapers;

        (iv)   magazines;

        (v)    display advertising;

        (vi)   production, including printing, of material to which section
               328 or 332 of the Act applies;

        (vii)  other forms of advertising or public relations;

   (h)  the sum of all amounts paid for affiliations, donations and gifts;

   (i)  the sum of all amounts paid for administration (except an amount
        referred to in a preceding paragraph), including expenditure on:

        (i)    the engagement of consultants; or

        (ii)   the conduct of opinion polls;

   (j)  the sum of all other amounts paid.

(4) The particulars of an amount referred to in paragraph (3) (d), (e), (g),
(h), (i) or (j) must be set out as if the amount were a sum to which section
314AD of the Act applies.