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- “ “political donation certificate” means a political donation certificate issued under section 63(3) of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 in respect of an election;”.
(2) Section 27 of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 is amended—
- (a) by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:
- “(3) Every candidate must, at the time of his or her nomination for election, deliver to the Returning Officer a political donation certificate issued to the candidate in respect of the election.”; and
- (b) by deleting the words “subsection (3)(b)” in subsection (3A) and substituting the words “subsection (3)”.
(3) Section 27B(3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 is amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
- “(b) a political donation certificate issued to him or her in respect of the election; and”.
(4) Section 29(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 is amended by deleting the words “issued by the Registrar of Political Donations”.
(5) Section 31(2) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
- “(a) the person is issued a political donation certificate in respect of that election;”.
(6) Section 61(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 is amended—
- (a) by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (e), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
