(1) This section applies if the protected action ballot agent for a protected action ballot is the Australian Electoral Commission.
(2) The Commonwealth is liable for the costs incurred by the Australian Electoral Commission in relation to the protected action ballot, whether or not the ballot is completed.
(3) However, except as provided by regulations made for the
purposes of subsection 466(1), the Commonwealth is not liable for any
costs incurred by the Australian Electoral Commission in relation to legal
challenges to matters connected with the protected action ballot.