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(2) If a third-party campaigner contravenes subsection (1), the third-party campaigner is liable to pay a penalty to the Territory equal to twice the amount by which the electoral expenditure exceeds the third-party campaigner’s expenditure cap for the election.
(3) The commissioner may recover an amount payable under subsection (2) from the third-party campaigner.
(4) In this section:
act in concert—a person acts in concert with someone else if the person acts under an agreement (whether formal or informal) with the other person to campaign with the object, or principal object, of having a particular party, MLA or candidate elected.
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Clause 19
Proposed new section 205FC
Page 17, line 2—
insert
205FC Limit on gifts received before commencement of Electoral Amendment Act 2012
(1) This section applies to a gift to a party grouping for a party made after 22 June 2011 and before the commencement of the Electoral Amendment Act 2012.
(2) The party grouping must not accept 1 or more gifts from a person or entity that total more than $50 000.
(3) If a party grouping contravenes subsection (2), an amount equal to the amount by which the gift or gifts exceed $50 000 is payable to the Territory.
(4) However, if the party grouping returns the amount by which the gift or gifts exceed $50 000 within 30 days after the commencement of the Electoral Amendment Act 2012—no amount is payable to the Territory.
(5) The commissioner may recover an amount payable under subsection (3) from the party.
(6) This section expires 1 year after the commencement of the Electoral Amendment Act 2012.
Schedule 6
Electoral Amendment Bill 2012
Amendment moved by the Attorney-General
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Clause 19
Proposed new section 205F
Page 15, line 7—
omit proposed new section 205F, substitute
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