Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment (Local Government Campaign Accounts) Regulation 2016 (NSW)

New South Wales

Election Funding, Expenditure and

Disclosures Amendment (Local Government

Campaign Accounts) Regulation 2016

under the

Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.

MIKE BAIRD, MP

Premier

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Regulation 2009 to make additional provision relating to money that may or may not be paid into local government campaign accounts established by parties under amendments made by the Local Government and Elections Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Act 2016.

This Regulation is made under the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981, including section 96 (7) (c) and (8) (b).

Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment (Local Government Campaign Accounts)

Regulation 2016 [NSW]

Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment

(Local Government Campaign Accounts) Regulation 2016

under the

Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Amendment
(Local Government Campaign Accounts) Regulation 2016.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Regulation 2009

The Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Regulation 2009 is amended by inserting after clause 31:

31A	Local government campaign accounts
(1) For the purposes of section 96 (7) of the Act, the following may be paid into the local government campaign account of a party:

(a)	money belonging to the party on the commencement of the Local Government and Elections Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Act 2016 (including the proceeds of the investment or disposal of any other property belonging to the party on or before that commencement),
(b)	a bequest to the party.

(2) For the purposes of section 96 (8) of the Act, any money paid to a party under Part 5 or 6A of the Act after the commencement of the Local Government and Elections Legislation Amendment (Integrity) Act 2016 may not be paid into the local government campaign account of the party.