(1) Where electoral
expenditure in relation to an election was incurred by or with the authority
of a person and that expenditure was not incurred with the written authority
of a political party, a candidate in the election or a person included in a
group in the election, the person shall, before the expiration of 15 weeks
after the polling day in the election, lodge a return with the Electoral
Commissioner in an approved form setting out details of that electoral
expenditure.
(2) A person is not
required to furnish a return under subsection (1) in respect of an election if
the total amount of the electoral expenditure incurred in relation to the
election by or with the authority of the person does not exceed $500.
[Section 175SD inserted: No. 75 of 1992 s. 4 (as
amended: No. 43 of 1996 s. 26).]