Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must keep a State campaign account consisting of a separate account or accounts with an ADI for the purpose of State elections.
(2) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that each political donation (including each small contribution) received under Division 3 by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner is paid into the State campaign account.
(3) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that any amount kept in any account for Commonwealth electoral purposes by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner is not paid into the State campaign account.
(4) The registered officer of a registered political party must ensure that any amount received as—
(a) an annual subscription paid to the registered political party by a person in respect of the person's membership of the registered political party; or
(b) an annual affiliation fee paid to the registered political party by an associated entity; or
(c) an annual levy paid to the registered political party by an elected member or a member of staff of the elected member (including an electoral officer), or by an employee or elected official of the registered political party—
is not paid into the State campaign account.
(5) If a registered agent of an associated entity or a third party campaigner pays into the State campaign account an amount received as—
(a) an annual subscription paid to the associated entity or third party campaigner by a person in respect of the person's membership of the associated entity or third party campaigner; or
(b) an annual levy paid to the associated entity or third party campaigner by an elected official or employee of the associated entity or third party campaigner—
the amount is to be taken to be a political donation within the meaning of section 206(1) and sections 216, 217D, 217J and 217K apply accordingly.
(6) The registered officer of a registered political party and the registered agent of a candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner must ensure that no amount of money for political expenditure is paid for by the registered political party, candidate at an election, group, elected member, nominated entity, associated entity or third party campaigner unless the amount is paid from the State campaign account.
(7) The regulations may prescribe—
(a) what other amounts of any kind may be paid into a State campaign account; and
(b) what other amounts of any kind must not be paid into a State campaign account.
(8) After debts have been paid, any amount remaining in a State campaign account—
(a) of a candidate at an election when the candidate is not successful, or when an elected member ceases to be a member, is to be paid—
(i) if the candidate or elected member was a member of a registered political party, to the registered political party for payment into its State campaign account; or
(ii) if the candidate or elected member was not a member of a registered political party, to a charity nominated by the candidate or elected member or their registered agent; or
(b) of a group when one or more of the group is not successful or ceases to be an elected member, is to be paid—
(i) to the remaining member of the group, or if more than one remaining member, to each of the remaining members in equal shares, for payment into the relevant State campaign account; or
(ii) if there are no remaining members of the group and the members had been endorsed by a registered political party, to the registered political party for payment into its State campaign account; or
(iii) if there are no remaining members of the group and the members had not been endorsed by a registered political party, to a charity nominated by the registered agent of the group.
Pt 12 Div. 1C (Heading and ss 207G– 207GG) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 47(2).
Division 1C—Administrative Expenditure Funding
S. 207G inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 47(2).