Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 440

440 State campaign accounts

(1) This section applies to an entity if, under new section 197A, the entity—

(a) is a participant in a 2020 election on the commencement; or

(b) becomes a participant in a 2020 election after the commencement; or

(c) is a participant in another election (a
"pre-July 2022 election" ) held—

(i) after the 2020 general election; and

(ii) before 1 July 2022.

(2) If the election participant is a registered political party or a candidate mentioned in subsection (1)(a), the agent of the party or candidate must notify the commission of the details of the party’s State campaign account for the 2020 election within 14 days after the commencement, unless the agent has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) New sections 214, 215, 221A and 221B apply to the election participant for a 2020 election or pre-July 2022 election.

(4) Otherwise, new part 11, division 3 does not apply to the election participant for a 2020 election or pre-July 2022 election.