Appendix 4
Penalties relating to the
Commonwealth disclosure scheme[1]
Offence
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Section of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
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Maximum penalty
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Failure to lodge a return by the due date
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315(1)
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Up to $5 000 for agent of political party
Up to $1 000 in any other case
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Lodging an incomplete return
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315(2)(a)
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Up to $1 000
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Failure to retain records for three years
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315(2)(b) and 317
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Up to $1 000
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Including false and misleading information in a return
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315(3) and (4)
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Up to $10 000 for agent of political party
Up to $5 000 any other person
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Providing false or misleading information for inclusion in
a return
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315(7)
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$1 000
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A person convicted of having failed to lodge a return, who
continues not to lodge the return
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315(8)
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Up to $100 per day for each day the return is outstanding.
The penalty accrues from the day following the day of the initial conviction.
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Failure or refusal to comply with a notice relating to a
compliance investigation
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316(5) and (5A)
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$1 000
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Providing false or misleading information during a
compliance investigation
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316(6)
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$1 000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both
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Discriminating against a donor
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327(2)
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$5 000 or imprisonment for 2 years or both for an
individual
$20 000 for a body corporate
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