Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 No 78
Current version for 3 April 2013 to date (accessed 26 May 2013 at 08:39)
Part 5Division 1

Division 1 Preliminary

54A   Application to State elections only

(1)  This Part does not apply in relation to local government elections.
(2)  Accordingly, a reference in this Part to an election is a reference that relates to a State election.

54B   Part 6 definitions apply

Words and expressions used in this Part and in Part 6 have the same meaning in this Part as they have in that Part, except where the contrary intention appears.

55   Meaning of electoral communication expenditure for a State election

(1)  For the purposes of this Part, electoral communication expenditure for a State election is electoral communication expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period for the election within the meaning of section 95H.
(2)  The decision of the Authority as to whether any expenditure is or is not electoral communication expenditure in accordance with this Act, the regulations and the guidelines determined under section 24 is final. The Auditor-General or an auditor is, for the purposes of this Act, entitled to rely on any such decision of the Authority.
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