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- (c) the politically significant person knows or is reckless as to whether the politically significant person is prohibited from accepting the donation by virtue of section 56, 57 or 58,
then the following applies:
- (d) in the case of a donation accepted by a political party or Part 4 politically significant entity—
- (i) the political party and the responsible officers of the political party in question; or
- (ii) the Part 4 politically significant entity and the responsible officers of the Part 4 politically significant entity,
- (whichever is applicable) shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction;
- (e) in the case of a donation accepted in respect of a candidate at an election—
- (i) the candidate and the candidate’s election agent in question; or
- (ii) the candidate at a presidential election and the candidate’s principal election agent in question,
- (whichever is applicable) shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction;
- (f) in any other case, the politically significant person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a
