(1)  This section applies to –

(a) an independent Assembly Member; and

(b) an independent Assembly candidate; and

(c) a Council Member; and

(d) a Council candidate.

(2)  The campaign account of a Member or candidate to whom this section applies is to be a separate account, with an authorised deposit-taking institution, denominated in Australian dollars.

(3)  The official agent in relation to a Member, or candidate, to whom this section applies is to be authorised to operate the campaign account in relation to the Member or candidate and is to operate the account.

(4)  In addition to political donations, a contribution, by a Member or candidate to whom this section applies, to finance the Member’s or candidate’s own election campaign, may be paid into the campaign account in relation to the Member or candidate.

(5)  Any amount remaining, in a campaign account in relation to a person who was a Member or candidate to whom this section applied and an Assembly Member or Assembly candidate but who has become an Assembly Member, or Assembly candidate, endorsed by a registered party –

(a) is, if the amount was a contribution by the Member or candidate to finance the Member’s or candidate’s own election campaign, to be paid back to the Member or candidate; or

(b) is, if paragraph (a) does not apply, to be paid into the campaign account of the registered party.

(6)  Any amount remaining, in a campaign account in relation to a Member or candidate to whom this section applied, after the Member or candidate ceased to be a Member or candidate and that is no longer required by the Member or candidate –

(a) is, if the amount was a contribution by the Member or candidate to finance the Member’s or candidate’s own election campaign –

(i) to be paid back to the Member or candidate; or

(ii) if the Member or candidate cannot be located after due inquiry by the Commission – to be paid to a charity nominated by the Member or candidate or to a charity nominated by the Commission; or

(b) is, if paragraph (a) does not apply, to be paid to a charity nominated by the Member or candidate or to a charity nominated by the Commission.