Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW)

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Electoral Funding Amendment (Major Political Donors) Bill 2025 [Non-government Bill— the Hon Tania Mihailuk, MLC]

An Act to make provision for the disclosure, capping and prohibition of certain political donations and electoral expenditure for parliamentary and local government election campaigns; to make provision for the public funding of parliamentary election campaigns and other activities; and for other purposes.

Part 1Preliminary1Name of Act

This Act is the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

2Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3Objects of Act

(cf section 4A EFED Act)

The objects of this Act are as follows—

  • (a)

    to establish a fair and transparent electoral funding, expenditure and disclosure scheme,

  • (b)

    to facilitate public awareness of political donations,

  • (c)

    to help prevent corruption and undue influence in the government of the State or in local government,

  • (d)

    to provide for the effective administration of public funding of elections, recognising the importance of the appropriate use of public revenue for that purpose,

  • (e)

    to promote compliance by parties, elected members, candidates, groups, agents, associated entities, third-party campaigners and donors with the requirements of the electoral funding, expenditure and disclosure scheme.

s 3: Am 2018 No 68, Sch 1.11 [1].

Part 2Interpretation and key concepts4Definitions

(cf sections 4 and 84 EFED Act)

In this Act—

additional entitlement means an additional entitlement, other than the electoral allowance, of the kind referred to in the Parliamentary Remuneration Act 1989, section 10(3).

Administration Fund means the fund established under Division 2 of Part 5.

agent means a party agent or official agent.

applicable cap on electoral expenditure—see Division 4 of Part 3.

applicable cap on political donations—see Division 3 of Part 3.

Assembly means the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

Assembly general election means an election held for the return of members of the Assembly pursuant to writs issued by the Governor upon the dissolution or expiry of the Assembly.

associated entity means a corporation or another entity that operates solely for the benefit of one or more registered parties or elected members.

auditor includes a person appointed to conduct an audit under section 59(3) or 74(3).

by-election means—

  • (a)

    in relation to State elections—a by-election for the Assembly, or

  • (b)

    in relation to local government elections—a by-election for a councillor (including the mayor) of the council of a local government area.

candidate, in relation to an election, means a person nominated as a candidate at the election in accordance with the Electoral Act 2017 or in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 (as the case requires) and includes a person applying for registration as, or registered as, a candidate in the Register of Candidates for the election.

capped expenditure period means a capped local government expenditure period or a capped State expenditure period.

capped local government expenditure period—see section 28.

capped State expenditure period—see section 27.

Council means the Legislative Council of…

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