South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts31—Amendment of section 130A—Interpretation
(1) Section 130A(1), definition of "capped expenditure period —delete "(subject to subsection (9))"
(2) Section 130A(1), definition of "designated period —delete "(subject to subsection (10))"
(3) Section 130A(1), definition of "political expenditure —delete the definition and substitute:
"political expenditure" means expenditure incurred—
(a) for the purposes of the public expression of views on a political party, a candidate in an election or a member of the House of Assembly or the Legislative Council by any means; or
(b) for the purposes of the public expression of views on an issue in an election by any means; or
(c) for the purposes of the production of any political material (not being material referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)) that is required under section 112, 115A or 116 to include the name and address of the author of the material or of the person who takes responsibility for the publication or authorisation of the material (as the case requires); or
(d) for the purposes of the carrying out of an opinion poll, or other research, relating to an election or the voting intentions of electors; or
(e) for any other prescribed purpose,
and includes expenditure of a prescribed kind, but does not include—
(f) expenditure that is a GST payment; or
(g) expenditure of an electorate allowance or another allowance, expense or benefit (as determined by the Remuneration Tribunal) under section 4(1)(c) of the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990
; or
(h) administrative expenditure; or
(i) expenditure of an allowance or benefit of a kind contemplated under section 6A(1) of the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1990
; or
(j) expenditure of a prescribed kind;
(4) Section 130A—after subsection (1) insert:
(1a) For the purposes of this Part, if the disclosure period for a return required to be furnished under this Part by a candidate or group has not commenced, a requirement in this Part that a return be furnished at a prescribed time during a designated period is not to be taken to require the furnishing of a return by the candidate or group at that prescribed time.
(5) Section 130A(5)—delete "(other than Division 3)"
(6) Section 130A(6)—delete "For" and substitute:
Subject to subsection (6a), for
(7) Section 130A—after subsection (6) insert:
(6a) Political expenditure on electoral matter in relation to a candidate or group for election that is incurred—
(a) after polling day for the last preceding general election and before the commencement of the capped expenditure period for the election; and
(b) for the primary purpose of publication, use or display of that electoral matter during the capped expenditure period,
will be taken to have been incurred during the capped expenditure period.
(8) Section 130A(9) and (10)—delete subsections (9) and (10)