97N. Interpretation
(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.]