Slade Brockman (President) Share this | Hansard source

I will now deal with the circulated amendments to the bill, starting with government amendments. The question is that government amendments on sheet ZD154, as circulated by the government, be agreed to.

Government's circulated amendments—

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 5), omit "$100,000", substitute "$250,000".

(2) Schedule 1, item 4, page 3 (line 17), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(3) Schedule 2, item 2, page 4 (line 9), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(4) Schedule 2, item 4, page 4 (line 28), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(5) Schedule 2, item 13, page 6 (lines 15 and 16), omit "political campaigners, associated", substitute "significant third parties, associated".

(6) Schedule 2, item 14, page 6 (line 18), omit ", political campaigners or", substitute ", significant third parties or".

(7) Schedule 2, item 15, page 6 (lines 21 and 22), omit "political campaigner, associated", substitute "significant third party, associated".

(8) Schedule 2, item 16, page 6 (line 24), omit ", political campaigners", substitute ", significant third parties".

(9) Schedule 2, item 17, page 6 (lines 26 and 27), omit the item, substitute:

17 Subparagraph 302D(1)(a)(ii)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party or an associated entity".

(10) Schedule 2, item 18, page 6 (line 29), omit ", political campaigner", substitute ", significant third party".

(11) Schedule 2, item 19, page 7 (lines 1 and 2), omit the item, substitute:

19 Subparagraph 302F(1)(a)(ii)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party or an associated entity".

(12) Schedule 2, item 20, page 7 (lines 3 and 4), omit the item, substitute:

20 Paragraph 302F(1)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party, associated entity".

(13) Schedule 2, item 22, page 7 (lines 8 to 10), omit the item, substitute:

22 Paragraphs 302H(1)(b) and (c)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party, associated entity".

(14) Schedule 2, item 24, page 7 (line 16), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(15) Schedule 2, item 24, page 7 (line 19), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(16) Schedule 2, item 24, page 7 (line 20), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(17) Schedule 2, item 24, page 7 (lines 23 and 24), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(18) Schedule 2, item 24, page 8 (line 6), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(19) Schedule 2, item 24, page 8 (line 9), omit "campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(20) Schedule 2, item 24, page 8 (line 11), omit "campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(21) Schedule 2, item 24, page 8 (line 15), omit "campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(22) Schedule 2, item 35, page 10 (line 14), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(23) Schedule 2, item 35, page 10 (line 19), omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

(24) Schedule 2, item 35, page 10 (lines 24 and 25), omit "political campaigner as if "30 days after the person or entity is registered as a political campaigner", substitute "person or entity as if "30 days after the person or entity is registered as a significant third party".

(25) Page 11 (after line 4), at the end of the bill, add:

Schedule 3 — Name change for political campaigners

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

1 Paragraph 4AA(4)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

2 Section 286A

Omit "It also deals with gifts and other financial matters relating to parties, candidates, groups, political campaigners", substitute "It also deals with gifts and other financial matters relating to parties, candidates, groups, political campaigners, significant third parties".

3 Section 286A

Omit "Political campaigners", substitute "Significant third parties".

4 Section 286A

Omit "groups) and political campaigners", substitute "groups) and significant third parties".

5 Section 286A

Omit "Broadly, gifts to political entities, political campaigners", substitute "Broadly, gifts to political entities, significant third parties".

6 Section 286A (paragraph (b) of paragraph beginning "There are obligations to disclose")

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

7 Section 286A

Omit "Each financial year, registered political parties, political campaigners", substitute "Each financial year, registered political parties, significant third parties".

8 Subsection 287(1) (definition of political campaigner )

Repeal the definition (including the notes), substitute:

political campaigner: see subsection (11).

9 Subsection 287(1) (definition of regulated entity )

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

10 Subsection 287(1)

Insert:

significant third party means a person or entity that is registered as a significant third party under section 287L.

Note 1: See also subsection (8) of this section and section 287C (entities that have branches or are not incorporated).

Note 2: See section 287F for when a person or entity is required to be registered as a significant third party.

11 Subsection 287(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of third party )

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

12 Subsection 287(8) (heading)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

13 Subsecti on 287(8)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

14 At the end of section 287

Add:

References in other laws to political campaigners

(11) A reference in another law of the Commonwealth to a person or entity registered under this Act as a political campaigner is taken to be a reference to a person or entity registered under this Act as a significant third party.

15 Subsection 287AB(1) (note 3)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

16 Subparagraphs 287C(b)(i) and (ii)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

17 Paragraph 287C(b)

Omit "or campaigner", substitute "or significant third party".

18 Paragraph 287C(c)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

19 Section 287C (note)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

20 Division 1A of Part XX (heading)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

21 Section 287D

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

22 Subdivision B of Division 1A of Part XX (heading)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

23 Section 287F (heading)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

24 Subsection 287F(1)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

25 Section 287J

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

26 Paragraph 287K(1)(a)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

27 Subsection 287L(4)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

28 Paragraph 287L(6)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

29 Section 287M

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

30 Subparagraph 287N(2)(a)(i)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

31 Paragraph 287N(2)(b)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

32 Paragraph 287S(1)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

33 Subsection 287S(2)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

34 Section 287V

Omit "Political campaigners", substitute "Significant third parties".

35 Section 287V

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

36 Section 292E (heading)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

37 Subsections 292E(1), (2) and (3)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

38 Subsection 292E(3)

Omit "(the campaigner or entity)".

39 Subsection 292E(3)

Omit "campaigner or entity", substitute "significant third party or associated entity".

40 Subparagraph 292F(1)(b)(iii)

Omit "political campaigner or associated entity—by the campaigner or entity", substitute "significant third party or associated entity—by the significant third party or associated entity".

41 Paragraph 292F(4)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

42 Subparagraph 302F(2)(c)(ii)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

43 Section 302V

Omit "Gifts totalling more than the disclosure threshold that are made by a single person to the same registered political party, State branch or political campaigner", substitute "Gifts totalling more than the disclosure threshold that are made by a single person to the same registered political party, State branch or significant third party".

44 Section 302V

Omit "There are limitations on loans made to political parties, State branches, political campaigners", substitute "There are limitations on loans made to political parties, State branches, significant third parties".

45 Section 302V

Omit "Gifts of more than the disclosure threshold to a political party, State branch, political campaigner", substitute "Gifts of more than the disclosure threshold to a political party, State branch, significant third party".

46 Section 305B (heading)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

47 Paragraph 305B(1)(c)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

48 Subsection 305B(1)

Omit "branch or campaigner", substitute "branch or significant third party".

49 Subsection 305B(2)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

50 Subsection 305B(2)

Omit "branch or campaigner", substitute "branch or significant third party".

51 Paragraph 305B(3)(c)

Omit "branch or campaigner", substitute "branch or significant third party".

52 Subparagraph 305B(3A)(a)(iii)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

53 Paragraph 306A(1)(c)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

54 Paragraph 306A(6)(a)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

55 Paragraph 306B(1)(a)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

56 Subsection 3 06B(2)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

57 Section 314AAA

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

58 Section 314AAA

Omit "parties, campaigners", substitute "parties, significant third parties".

59 Subsection 314AA(2)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

60 Section 314AB (heading)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

61 Subsection 314AB(1)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

62 Subparagraphs 314AB(2)(a)(i), (ii) and (iii)

Omit "party or campaigner", substitute "registered political party or significant third party".

63 Subparagraph 314AB(2)(a)(iv)

Omit "political campaigners—the total amount of electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of the campaigner", substitute "significant third parties—the total amount of electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of the significant third party".

64 Paragraph 314AB(2)(b)

Omit "party, branch or campaigner", substitute "registered political party, branch or significant third party".

65 Subsection 314AB(3)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

66 Subsection 314AC(1)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

67 Subsection 314AE(1)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

68 Subsection 314AEA(5)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

69 Paragraph 314A EA(6)(a)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

70 Subparagraph 316(2A)(aaa)(i)

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

71 Subparagraph 316(2A)(aaa)(iv)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

72 Paragraph 316(2A)(aa)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

73 Subsection 316(2B)

Omit "political campaigner" (wherever occurring), substitute "significant third party".

74 Paragraphs 316(3A)(a) and (b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

75 Paragraph 319A(2A)(b)

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

76 Section 321B (paragraph (aa) of the definition of disclo sure entity )

Omit "political campaigner", substitute "significant third party".

77 Section 321B (note to the definition of disclosure entity )

Omit "political campaigners", substitute "significant third parties".

78 Transitional provisions

(1) A person or entity registered as a political campaigner for a financial year immediately before this item commences is taken to be registered as a significant third party for the financial year from the time this item commences.

(2) The change of name from political campaigner to significant third party does not affect any rights, liabilities or obligations of a person or entity registered as a political campaigner before this item commences.

(3) If, as a result of the amendments made by this Act, amendments in another Act become misdescribed, the amendments in the other Act may be given effect by an editorial change under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003 (see also paragraph 15X(2)(o) of that Act).

Alright. I will split the amendments. The question is that amendment (1) on sheet ZD154 be agreed to.