ELECTORAL ACT 1992

Queensland Consolidated Acts

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- As at 1 February 2024
- Act 28 of 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Definitions
3. Average number of enrolled electors for electoral districts
4. When electoral redistribution etc. becomes final
5. Related political parties

PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - The electoral commission

6. Establishment of Electoral Commission of Queensland etc.
7. Functions and powers of commission
8. Queensland redistribution commission
9. Tenure and terms of office
10. Leave of absence
11. Resignation
12. Disclosure of interests
13. Termination of appointment
14. Acting appointments
15. Meetings of commission
16. Estimates
17. Delegation by commission
18. Reports by commission
19. Electoral officer accountable officer

Division 2 - Electoral commissioner and deputy electoral commissioner

20. Electoral commissioner
21. Deputy electoral commissioner
22. Terms and conditions of appointment etc.
23. Leave of absence
24. Resignation
25. Termination of appointment
26. Acting electoral commissioner
27. Acting deputy electoral commissioner
28. Notice of appointment

Division 3 - Staff of the commission

29. Staff
30. Electoral registrars
31. Returning officers
32. Assistant returning officers
32A. Obligation to notify membership of political party
33. Confidentiality of information

Division 4 - Strategic reviews

33A. Strategic review of commission and commissioners
33B. Conduct of strategic review
33C. Report of strategic review
33D. Power of Minister to postpone strategic review

PART 3 - ELECTORAL DISTRICTS AND ELECTORAL REDISTRIBUTIONS

Division 1 - Distribution etc. of State into electoral districts

34. Number of electoral districts for the State
35. Redistribution of State into electoral districts

Division 2 - When need for an electoral redistribution arises

36. Need for electoral redistribution arises in 3 circumstances
37. Electoral redistribution because of changed number of electoral districts
38. Electoral redistribution after 2 general elections or 7.5 years
39. Electoral redistribution because of enrolment changes
40. Situation if need for more than 1 electoral redistribution arises

Division 3 - How electoral redistributions are to be undertaken

41. Scope of division
42. Inviting suggestions
43. Inviting comments on suggestions
44. Preparing proposed electoral redistribution
45. Proposed electoral redistribution must be within numerical limits
46. Matters to be considered in preparing proposed electoral redistribution
47. Publishing proposed electoral redistribution
48. Inviting objections against proposed electoral redistribution
49. Inviting comments on objections
50. Considering objections and comments
51. Making electoral redistribution
52. When redistribution takes effect
53. Advertising electoral redistribution
54. Tabling all relevant documents
55. Commission may hold public hearings
56. How notices are to be published
57. Appeals against boundaries of electoral districts

PART 4 - ELECTORAL ROLLS

Division 1 - Commission to keep electoral rolls

58. Commission to keep electoral rolls
59. Preparation of electoral rolls
60. Inspection of publicly available parts of electoral rolls
61. Information on electoral rolls to be provided to particular people and organisations
62. Joint roll arrangement with Commonwealth
63. Gazettal of enrolment figures

Division 2 - Enrolment

64. Entitlement to enrolment
65. Enrolment and transfer of enrolment
66. Provisional enrolment
67. Objections

PART 5 - REGISTER OF SPECIAL POSTAL VOTERS

68. Commission to keep register of special postal voters

PART 6 - REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

69. Scope of part
70. Register of political parties
71. Applications for registration
72. Publication of notice of application
73. Registration
74. Registered officer’s deputy
75. Refusal of registration
76. Complying constitution
77. Amendment of register
78. Cancellation of registration
79. Public access to register
80. Party constitution

PART 7 - ELECTIONS

Division 1 - Calling of elections

81. Writs for elections
82. Writs by Governor
83. Writs for vacancy in the membership of the Legislative Assembly
84. Form and content of writs
85. Commission to publish writ and prepare for election
86. Change of time limits in writ

Division 2 - Nomination of candidates for election

87. Who may be nominated
88. How and when nomination takes place
89. Deposit to accompany nomination
90. Grounds for deciding a person is not properly nominated
91. Effect of multiple nominations
91A. Withdrawal of endorsement of candidate
92. Withdrawal of consent to nomination
93. Announcement of nominations
94. Election of sole candidate
95. Failure of election
96. Election to be held

Division 3 - Arrangements for elections

97. Commission to make arrangements for elections
98. Setting up and operating polling booths
99. Kinds of polling booths
99A. Pre-poll voting offices
99B. Suspension of poll
100. Adjournment of poll
101. Register of candidates
101A. Supply of electoral rolls and ballot papers
102. Form of ballot papers
102A. Ballot papers may be reproduced if required
103. Order of candidates’ names on ballot papers
104. Scrutineers
105. Correction of errors

Division 4 - Who may vote

106. Who may vote

Division 5 - How voting takes place

Subdivision 1AA - Preliminary

106A. Particular references relating to an electoral district

Subdivision 1 - Ordinary voting

107. Procedure for voting
108. Help to enable electors to vote at polling booths
109. Help to enable electors to vote at hospitals

Subdivision 2 - Pre-poll ordinary voting

110. Pre-poll ordinary voting
111. (Repealed)
112. Procedure for pre-poll ordinary voting
113. Help to enable electors to vote at pre-poll voting offices

Subdivision 3 - Declaration voting

114. Who may make a declaration vote
115. Who must make a declaration vote
116. Ways in which an elector may make a declaration vote
117. Making a declaration vote at a polling booth
118. (Repealed)
119. Making a declaration vote using posted voting papers
120. Electoral visitor voting
121. Making a declaration vote in cases of uncertain identity

Subdivision 3A - Electronically assisted voting

121A. Who may make an electronically assisted vote
121B. Prescribed procedures for electronically assisted voting
121C. Audit of electronically assisted voting for an election
121D. Protection of information technology
121E. Commissioner may decide electronically assisted voting is not to be used
121F. Review of electronically assisted voting

Subdivision 4 - Marking of ballot papers

122. How electors must vote
123. Formal and informal ballot papers

Subdivision 5 - Replacement ballot papers

123A. Replacement ballot paper issued at polling place
123B. Replacement ballot paper issued to postal voter

Division 6 - Counting of votes

124. Votes to be counted and ballot boxes opened in accordance with division
125. Preliminary processing of declaration envelopes and ballot papers
125A. Saving of ballot papers not in declaration envelopes
126. Preliminary and official counting of votes
126A. (Repealed)
126B. (Repealed)
126C. (Repealed)
126D. (Repealed)
127. Preliminary counting of ordinary votes
128. Official counting of votes
129. Objections by scrutineers
130. Recounting of votes
130A. Prescribed procedures for counting of absentee votes

Division 7 - Notifying the results of elections etc.

131. Notifying the results of an election
132. Return of writ for election
133. Counting for information purposes
133A. Election and elector information
134. Notice of failure to vote etc.
135. Payments for failure to vote
136. Storage of ballot papers and declaration envelopes

PART 8 - COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS

Division 1 - Court of Disputed Returns

137. Supreme Court to be Court of Disputed Returns

Division 2 - Disputing elections

138. Election may be disputed under this part
139. Who may dispute the election
140. Requirements for an application to be effective
141. Copies of application to be given to elected candidate and commission
142. Application to court for order relating to documents etc.
143. Parties to application
144. How application is to be dealt with by court
145. Application for dismissal of application disputing election
146. Powers of the court
147. Restrictions on certain orders
148. Restriction on certain evidence and inquiries
149. Copy of final court orders to be sent to Clerk of Parliament
150. Costs
151. Decisions and orders to be final etc.
152. Right of commission to have access to documents

Division 3 - Disputing qualifications and vacancies of members

153. Reference of question as to qualification or vacancy
154. Speaker to state case
155. Parties to the reference
156. Powers of court
157. Order to be sent to Assembly
158. Application of provisions

Division 4 - Appeals

159. Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law
160. Time for appealing
161. Commission is a party to appeal
162. How appeal is dealt with by Court of Appeal
163. Application for dismissal of appeal
164. Copy of final court orders to be sent to Clerk of Parliament
165. Right of commission to have access to documents

PART 9 - COMMISSION OVERSIGHT OF PRESELECTION BALLOTS

166. Model procedures for preselection ballots
167. Notice of preselection ballots to commission
168. Inquiry into preselection ballot
169. Frivolous or vexatious complaint
170. Notice of preselection ballot
171. Selecting preselection ballots for random audit
172. Random audit of preselection ballots
173. Election not invalidated by irregular preselection ballot

PART 10 - ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 - Offences in general

174. Attempts taken to be offences
175. Failure to enrol etc.
176. False names etc. on electoral rolls
177. Misuse of restricted information
178. Improperly influencing commission
179. Interfering with election right or duty
180. Wilful neglect etc. by commission staff

Division 2 - Offences relating to electoral advertising etc.

181. Author of election matter must be named
182. Distribution of how-to-vote cards
183. Lodging how-to-vote cards
184. Headline to electoral advertisements
185. Misleading voters

Division 2A - Offences relating to signage at polling booths

Subdivision 1 - Interpretation

185A. Definitions for division
185B. Meaning of election sign
185C. Meaning of restricted signage area for pre-poll polling booth or ordinary polling booth
185D. Meaning of designated entrance to grounds
185E. Meaning of primary election for a pre-poll voting office or ordinary polling booth

Subdivision 2 - Offences

185F. Displaying election signs at pre-poll voting office or ordinary polling booth
185G. Maximum number of signs that may be displayed
185H. Setting up to display election signs at ordinary polling booth

Division 3 - Offences relating to voting etc.

186. Failure to vote etc.
187. Leave to vote
188. Canvassing etc. in or near polling places
188A. Particular badges and emblems not to be worn in polling booths
189. Interrupting voting etc.
190. Displaying political statements in certain places
191. Offences relating to ballot papers
192. Failure to give, post or send documents for someone else
193. Secrecy of voting
194. Breaking seals on parcels
195. Duty of witness to signing of declaration voting papers

Division 4 - Injunctions

196. Injunctions

PART 11 - ELECTION FUNDING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Division 1 - Interpretation

197. Definitions
197A. Meaning of participant in an election
198. Meaning of disclosure period
199. Meaning of electoral expenditure
199A. Meaning of campaign purpose
200. Meaning of fundraising contribution
200A. Meaning of sponsorship arrangement
200B. Meaning of gifted for electoral expenditure
201. Meaning of gift
201A. Meaning of gift threshold amount
201B. Meaning of value of gift
201C. Application to unincorporated body
202. References to registered political party
203. Electoral committee to be treated as part of candidate
204. Associated entity to be treated as part of registered political party
204A. Associated entity to be treated as part of candidate in election
205. Related corporations

Division 1A - Provisions about the source of indirect gifts and loans

205A. Who is the source of an indirect gift or loan
205B. Donor must disclose source of gift or loan

Division 2 - Agents

206. Agent of registered political party
207. Agent of candidate
208. Agent of registered third party
209. Agent of unregistered third party
210. Requirements for registration
211. Register of agents
212. Registration of agent
213. Responsibility for action in absence of agent

Division 3 - Managing political donations and electoral expenditure

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

214. Application of division

Subdivision 2 - State campaign accounts

215. Requirement to keep State campaign account
216. Payments into State campaign account
217. Requirements for loan amounts paid into State campaign account
218. Return on investment must be paid into State campaign account

Subdivision 3 - Managing political donations

219. Political donations of money must be paid into State campaign account
220. Requirement to keep records about political donations of other property
221. Proceeds from disposal of political donation of other property

Subdivision 4 - Managing payment of electoral expenditure

221A. Electoral expenditure must be paid from State campaign account

Subdivision 5 - General

221B. Notice of State campaign account

Division 4 - Election funding

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

222. Interpretation

Subdivision 2 - Entitlement to election funding

223. Entitlement to election funding—registered political parties
224. Entitlement to election funding—candidates
225. Election funding amount

Subdivision 3 - Claims for election funding

226. Making a claim
227. Candidate may give direction about payment of election funding
228. Electoral expenditure incurred
229. Form of claim
230. Lodging of claim
231. Deciding claim
232. Accepting a claim
233. Refusing a claim
234. Application for reconsideration of decision refusing a claim
235. Reconsideration by commission

Subdivision 4 - Payments of election funding

236. Making of payments

Subdivision 5 - Miscellaneous

237. Death of candidates
238. Varying decisions accepting claims

Division 5 - Policy development payments

239. Entitlement to policy development payment—registered political party
240. Entitlement to policy development payment—independent member
241. Amount of policy development payment
242. Meaning of vote ratio for eligible registered political party or independent member
243. Meaning of seat ratio for eligible registered political party or independent member
244. Payment of policy development payment
245. Application for reconsideration of decision about policy development payment
246. Recalculation of policy development payment

Division 6 - Political donations and caps on political donations

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

247. Meaning of donation cap period
249. (Repealed)

Subdivision 2 - Political donations and donation caps

250. Meaning of political donation
251. Meaning of donor statement
252. Amount of donation cap
253. Adjustment of donation cap

Subdivision 3 - Caps on political donations

254. Caps on political donations made to registered political party
255. Caps on political donations made to candidates
256. (Repealed)
257. Exceptions to ss 254 and 255
258. Requirement to notify donor about offence to exceed political donation cap
259. Cap on political donations to registered political parties or candidates that may be accepted
259A. Recovery of unlawful political donations

Division 7 - Disclosure of gifts and particular loans

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

260. How division applies to gifts that are returned etc. within 6 weeks
260A. How division applies to gift for personal use used for electoral purpose

Subdivision 2 - Disclosure

261. Disclosure by candidates of gifts
262. Loans to candidates
263. Disclosure by third party of gifts used for expenditure for political purposes
264. Disclosure by third parties of gifts to candidates
265. Gifts to political parties

Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)

Division 8 - Rules about particular gifts and loans

Subdivision 1 - Gifts of foreign property

267. Interpretation
268. Subdivision does not apply to gifts that are returned within 6 weeks
269. Deciding whether a gift or transfer is of Australian or foreign property
270. Gifts of foreign property—when unlawful for political party, candidate etc. to receive gift

Subdivision 2 - Anonymous gifts

271. Particular gifts not to be received

Subdivision 3 - Records to be kept about loans

272. Requirement to keep record about loan received

Subdivision 4 - Political donations from property developers

273. Meaning of prohibited donor
274. Meaning of political donation
275. Political donations by prohibited donors
276. Recovery of prohibited donations
277. Making of determination that entity is not a prohibited donor
278. Revocation of determination
279. Register of determinations

Division 9 - Caps on electoral expenditure

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

280. Meaning of capped expenditure period
280A. Election participant is taken to have incurred gifted electoral expenditure
281. When electoral expenditure is incurred
281A. Electoral expenditure incurred for another election participant
281B. When electoral expenditure of registered political party or third party relates to an electoral district

Subdivision 2 - Amount of expenditure caps for election participants

281C. Amount of expenditure cap—registered political party and endorsed candidate
281D. Amount of expenditure cap—independent candidate
281E. Amount of expenditure cap—registered third party
281F. Adjustment of expenditure caps for election participants

Subdivision 3 - Caps on electoral expenditure

281G. Cap on electoral expenditure during capped expenditure period
281H. Electoral expenditure of unregistered third party restricted to $6,000
281I. Expenditure cap exceeded because of aggregation of electoral expenditure
281J. Recovery of unlawful electoral expenditure

Subdivision 4 - Aggregation of electoral expenditure

281K. Electoral expenditure incurred by elected members not contesting election
281L. Electoral expenditure for candidate endorsed by registered political party for by-election

Division 10 - Disclosure of electoral expenditure

282. (Repealed)
282A. (Repealed)
283. Returns of electoral expenditure
284. Returns by broadcasters
285. Returns by publishers
286. (Repealed)
287. Two or more elections on the same day

Division 11 - Returns by registered political parties and associated entities

288. Interpretation
289. How division applies to gifts that are returned etc. within 6 weeks
290. Returns by registered political parties
291. Amounts received
292. Amounts paid
293. Outstanding amounts
294. Returns by associated entity of registered political party or candidate
294A. Amounts paid from capital
295. Returns not to include lists of party membership
296. Regulation

Division 12 - Registration of third parties

297. Requirement for registration
298. Register of third parties
298A. (Expired)
299. Application for registration
299A. (Expired)
300. Deciding application
301. Registration
302. Decision to refuse application
303. Obligation to notify commission of change to details
304. Cancellation of registration

Division 12A - Records to be kept

305. Definitions for division
305AA. Meaning of prescribed matter
305AB. Records to be kept by election participants
305AC. Records to be kept by agents of participants in elections
305A. Records to be kept about advertisements or other election matter
305B. Records to be kept by broadcaster or publisher
305C. Requirements for records
305D. Record must be kept for 5 years
305E. Division does not limit other record-keeping provisions

Division 12B - Registers to be kept

305F. Register of non-monetary gifts
305G. Register of members and affiliates of registered political parties

Division 13 - Miscellaneous

306. Interpretation
306A. Registered political party must notify endorsement of candidate
306B. Agent’s obligation to ensure compliance
307. Offences
307AA. Starting proceeding for particular offences
307AB. Liability for political donation or electoral expenditure offences committed by unincorporated body
307A. Offence about prohibited donations
307B. Schemes to circumvent prohibition on particular political donations or electoral expenditure
307C. False or misleading information relating to determinations
307D. False or misleading information about gift
308. Recovery of payments
309. (Repealed)
310. Audit certificates
311. Auditor to give notice of contravention
312. Inability to complete returns
312A. Notifying particulars for incomplete returns
313. Extension for giving return
314. Noncompliance with part does not affect election
315. Amendment of claims and returns
315A. Electronic lodgement of returns
316. Publishing of returns
317. Inspection and supply of copies of claims and returns
318. (Repealed)
319. Compliance agreements

Division 13A - Audits

319A. Commission may appoint auditor
319B. Participant in election must assist appointed auditor
319C. Audit report

Division 14 - General provisions about authorised officers

Subdivision 1 - Appointment

320. Authorised officer under pt 11
321. Appointment and qualifications
322. Appointment conditions and limit on powers
323. When office ends
324. Resignation

Subdivision 2 - Identity cards

325. Issue of identity card
326. Production or display of identity card
327. Return of identity card

Subdivision 3 - Miscellaneous provisions

328. References to exercise of powers
329. Reference to document includes reference to reproductions from electronic document

Division 15 - Entry of places by authorised officers

Subdivision 1 - Power to enter

330. General power to enter places

Subdivision 2 - Entry by consent

331. Application of sdiv 2
332. Incidental entry to ask for access
333. Matters authorised officer must tell occupier
334. Consent acknowledgement

Subdivision 3 - Entry under warrant

335. Application for warrant
336. Issue of warrant
337. Electronic application
338. Additional procedure if electronic application
339. Defect in relation to a warrant
340. Entry procedure

Division 16 - General powers of authorised officers after entering places

341. Application of div 16
342. General powers
343. Power to require reasonable help
344. Offence to contravene help requirement

Division 17 - Seizure by authorised officers and forfeiture

Subdivision 1 - Power to seize

345. Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
346. Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered only with consent or warrant
347. Seizure of property subject to security

Subdivision 2 - Powers to support seizure

348. Power to secure seized thing
349. Offence to contravene other seizure requirement
350. Offence to interfere

Subdivision 3 - Safeguards for seized things

351. Receipt and information notice for seized thing
352. Access to seized thing
353. Return of seized thing

Subdivision 4 - Forfeiture

354. Forfeiture by commissioner decision
355. Information notice about forfeiture decision

Subdivision 5 - Dealing with property forfeited or transferred to State

356. When thing becomes property of the State
357. How property may be dealt with

Division 18 - Other information-obtaining powers of authorised officers

358. Power to require name and address
359. Offence to contravene personal details requirement
360. Power to require production of documents
361. Offence to contravene document production requirement
362. Offence to contravene document certification requirement
363. Power to require information
364. Offence to contravene information requirement

Division 19 - Miscellaneous provisions relating to authorised officers

Subdivision 1 - Damage

365. Duty to avoid inconvenience and minimise damage
366. Notice of damage

Subdivision 2 - Compensation

367. Compensation

Subdivision 3 - Other offences relating to authorised officers

368. Giving authorised officer false or misleading information
369. Obstructing authorised officer
370. Impersonating authorised officer

Subdivision 4 - Other provisions

371. Evidential immunity for individuals complying with particular requirements
372. Protection from liability for particular persons
373. Confidentiality of information

Division 20 - Appeals, evidence and legal proceedings

Subdivision 1 - Reviews and appeals

374. Right of appeal
375. Appeal process starts with internal review
376. How to apply for review
377. Stay of operation of decision
378. Review decision
379. Who may appeal
380. Procedure for an appeal to the court
381. Stay of operation of review decision
382. Powers of court on appeal
383. Effect of decision of court on appeal

Subdivision 2 - Evidence and legal proceedings

384. Evidentiary provisions
385. Particular offences under this part are summary
385A. Proceedings for indictable offence
386. Statement of complainant’s knowledge

PART 12 - MISCELLANEOUS

387. (Repealed)
388. How things are to be signed
388A. Particular information may be made available for public inspection
388B. Commission must not publish information about political party membership
389. Approval of forms
390. Review of certain decisions
391. Advertising of office addresses etc.
392. Regulation-making power

PART 12A - BY-ELECTIONS BEFORE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

392A. Purpose of part
392B. Application of part
392C. Definition for part
392D. Change of time limits in writ
392E. Adjournment of poll
392F. Making a declaration vote using posted voting papers
392G. Electoral visitor voting
392H. Electronically assisted voting
392I. Distribution or display of how-to-vote cards or other election material
392J. (Expired)

PART 12B - (Expired)

PART 12C - (Expired)

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Transitional provision for Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2001

393. Transitional provision—petition disputing election

Division 2 - Transitional provision for Electoral and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002

394. Registered political party constitution

Division 3 - Transitional provisions for Electoral Amendment Act 2008

395. Definitions for div 3
396. Reference to election funding amount for sch, s 294A
397. Continuation of decisions under sch, s 299A
398. Decisions about electoral expenditure paid under the pre-amended Act
399. Donations made or received on or after 1 July 2008 and before the end of a stated period

Division 4 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - Transitional provisions for Electoral Reform and Accountability Amendment Act 2011

Subdivision 1 - Purposes, definitions and general approach

401. Main purpose of div 5
402. Definitions for div 5
403. Document, action, obligation or protection under previous provision of primary Act
404. Terminology in things mentioned in s 403(1)
405. Period stated in previous provision
406. Period or date stated in document given under previous provision
407. Action happening before commencement may be relevant to proceeding for particular acts or omissions
408. Acts Interpretation Act 1954, s 20 not limited

Subdivision 2 - Transitional provisions relating to particular matters

409. Amounts held before the commencement
410. Applicable expenditure cap
411. Existing agents
412. Convictions against previous provision
413. Register of agents
414. Existing authorised officers

Division 6 - Transitional provisions for Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012

415. Definitions for div 6
416. Entitlement of registered political party to administrative funding ends
417. Entitlement of independent member to administrative funding ends

Division 7 - Transitional provisions for Electoral Reform Amendment Act 2014

418. Definitions for div 7
419. Application of previous pt 11, div 4 to claims for advance payment of election funding lodged before relevant commencement
420. Recovery of advance payments of election funding lodged and paid after relevant commencement
421. Policy development payment for financial year ending on 30 June 2013
422. Application of Act in relation to Redcliffe by-election

Division 8 - Transitional provisions for Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015

423. Definition for div 8
424. Elections held before the commencement
425. Gifts received before the commencement
426. Loans received before the commencement

Division 9 - Transitional provision for Local Government Electoral (Implementing Stage 1 of Belcarra) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018

427. Obligation to repay particular political donations

Division 10 - Transitional provisions for Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019

428. Definitions for division
429. Appointment of returning officers and assistant returning officers ends
430. Particular references for redistribution of State into electoral districts
430A. Election and elector information for election before commencement
431. Disclosure period for next general election
432. Notifying particulars for incomplete returns
433. Publication of returns
434. Requirement to keep records
435. Offence against s 307

Division 11 - Transitional provisions for Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2020

436. Definitions for division
437. Application of new s 201 to particular gifts
438. Appointment of agent
439. Candidates for 2020 election
440. State campaign accounts
440A. Amounts that may be paid into State campaign accounts
441. Election funding for 2020 election
442. Existing entitlements to policy development payments for 2020–2021 financial year
443. Commencement of caps on political donations
444. Electoral expenditure for 2020 election—caps
445. Records required to be kept by election participants
445A. Register of non-monetary gifts—application of requirement related to political donations
446. Electoral expenditure for 2020 election—disclosure
447. Returns by associated entities
448. Existing records
449. Application of offences relating to signage at polling booths to pending elections

Division 12 - Transitional provision for Public Sector Act 2022

450. First strategic review of commission and commissioners after commencement
Schedule - (Repealed)
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