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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 287A

Campaign committee to be treated as part of State branch of party

  (1)   Divisions   4, 5 and 5A apply as if a campaign committee of an endorsed candidate or endorsed group were a division of the relevant State branch of the political party that endorsed the candidate or the members of the group.

  (2)   In subsection   (1):

"campaign committee" , in relation to a candidate or group, means a body of persons appointed or engaged to form a committee to assist the campaign of the candidate or group in an election.

"endorsed candidate" means a candidate who is endorsed by a registered political party.

"endorsed group" means a group all of the members of which are endorsed by the same registered political party.

"relevant State branch" , in relation to a political party, means:

  (a)   if the party has 2 or more State branches--the State branch of the party for the State or Territory in which the election is held; and

  (b)   in any other case--the party.


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