expenditure of hsu funds on election campaign?, page-9

I would look at the Electoral Act 1918.

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 308
Interpretation
(1) In this Division, electoral expenditure , in relation to an election, means expenditure incurred (whether or not incurred during the election period) on:

(a) the broadcasting, during the election period, of an advertisement relating to the election; or

(b) the publishing in a journal, during the election period, of an advertisement relating to the election; or

(c) the display, during the election period, at a theatre or other place of entertainment, of an advertisement relating to the election; or

(d) the production of an advertisement relating to the election, being an advertisement that is broadcast, published or displayed as mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

(e) the production of any material (not being material referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)) that is required under section 328, 328A or 328B to include the name and address of the author of the material or of the person authorizing the material and that is used during the election period; or

(f) the production and distribution of electoral matter that is addressed to particular persons or organisations and is distributed during the election period; or

(g) the carrying out, during the election period, of an opinion poll, or other research, relating to the election.

(2) For the purposes of this Division, electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of a division of a State branch of a political party shall be deemed to have been incurred by that State branch.

(3) A reference in this Division to a participant in an election shall be read as a reference to:

(a) a political party, a State branch of a political party, a division of a State branch of a political party or a candidate; or

(b) a person (not being a political party, a State branch of a political party, a division of a State branch of a political party or a candidate) by whom or with the authority of whom electoral expenditure in relation to an election was incurred.


And

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 309
Returns of electoral expenditure
(1) This section does not apply to electoral expenditure incurred by or with the authority of a registered political party or a State branch of a registered political party.

(1A) Where electoral expenditure in relation to an election is incurred by or with the authority of members of a group all the members of which are endorsed by the same registered political party, this section applies as if the expenditure had been incurred by or with the authority of:

(a) if the party has 2 or more State branches--the relevant State branch of the party; and

(b) in any other case--the party.

(2) The agent of each person who was a candidate in an election (not being a member of a group) shall, before the expiration of 15 weeks after the polling day in the election, furnish to the Electoral Commission a return, in an approved form, setting out details of all electoral expenditure in relation to the election incurred by or with the authority of the candidate.

(3) The agent of each group shall, before the expiration of 15 weeks after the polling day in an election in relation to which the members of the group have their names grouped in the ballot papers, furnish to the Electoral Commission a return, in an approved form, setting out details of all electoral expenditure in relation to the election incurred by or with the authority of members of the group.


Now the question that needs to be asked is, did Thomson and the ALP file their election expenditure returns as required by law, and did THomson and the ALP disclose all this additional withdrawals and funding that is alledged to have occurred?

THe answer surely is no.

But this bloke had the full faith and confidence of the Prime Minster and front bench up until a few short days ago.

This is going to explode in the face of Gillard and all her cronies. YOu cannot suppress this forever.