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Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 · s 53

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s 53Meaning of “reportable political donation”

(1)

In this Act, a “reportable political donation” is —

(a)

in the case of disclosure under section 62 by a politically significant person — a political donation of or exceeding $10,000 (or a higher amount prescribed by Regulations in substitution) made to or for the benefit of that politically significant person; or

(b)

in the case of disclosure under section 70 by a major political donor — a political donation of or exceeding $10,000 (or a higher amount prescribed by Regulations in substitution) made to or for the benefit of a politically significant person.

(2)

A political donation of less than an amount specified in subsection (1)(a) or (b) made by a person (called a donor) to a politically significant person must be treated as a reportable political donation of the politically significant person if —

(a)

that political donation made by the donor in a reporting period to the politically significant person; and (b)another earlier, separate political donation made by that donor to the same politically significant person within the same reporting period,would, if aggregated, constitute a reportable political donation under subsection (1)(a) or (b), as the case may be.