(1) In this Part ¾

}election candidate~ means a candidate in a parliamentary election;

}parliamentary election~ means the election of a member or members of the parliament of the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory;

}political expenditure~ has the meaning given by subsection (2);

}political fund~, in relation to an organization, means a fund maintained by the organization under section 97P(1);

}political party~ means a body corporate or other body or organization having as one of its objects or activities the promotion of the election of election candidates endorsed by it.

(2) Political expenditure is ¾

(a) making a payment to a political party (whether by way of a membership subscription or affiliation fee or in any other manner);

(b) making a payment to an election candidate or a group of election candidates;

(c) paying expenses directly or indirectly incurred by a political party;

(d) paying expenses directly or indirectly incurred in connection with a parliamentary election by an election candidate or a group of election candidates; or

(e) making a payment to a person on the understanding that that person or another person will directly or indirectly apply the whole or a part of the payment in a way mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).

[Section 97N inserted by No. 79 of 1995 s.4; amended by No. 3 of 1997 s.14.]