Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section does not apply to payments made to a party under this Act, or a corresponding Act of the Commonwealth or a State.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1).
(2) The party must not, in a financial year, spend more than $10 000 of the payment or payments on electoral expenditure in relation to an election.
Note Election —see the dictionary.
(3) If the party contravenes subsection (2), an amount equal to twice the amount by which the spending exceeds $10 000 is payable to the Territory.
(4) However, if the party returns the amount by which the spending exceeds $10 000 within 30 days after the amount is spent, no amount is payable to the Territory.