On all three occasions, the AEC found that GetUp did "not appear to be controlled by one or more registered political parties, nor ... to operate wholly or to a significant extent to the benefit of one or more registered political parties." In 2010 the AEC acknowledged that many of GetUp's activities "could be reasonably regarded as of some 'benefit' to the 'left' parties. However, the AEC also note that many of the activities of GetUp! appear to be solely issue-based rather than supporting or advocating support for a particular registered party political."