Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts) (Political Donation Caps) Notice 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts)

(Political Donation Caps) Notice 2019

under the

Electoral Funding Act 2018

1      Name of Notice

This Notice is the Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts) (Political Donation

Caps) Notice 2019.

2      Definition

In this Notice:

the Act means the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

3      Annual adjustment for inflation

For the purposes of clause 2 (6) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the adjustable amounts that are to apply for a financial year set out in Schedule 1 are the amounts specified in that Schedule.

Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts) (Political Donation Caps) Notice 2019 [NSW]

Explanatory note

Schedule 1 Donations

1      Adjustment of political donation caps amounts: section 23 (1) of the Act

(1) Political donations to or for the benefit of registered party or group: section 23 (1)

(a) of the Act

First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2018	$6,300
1 July 2019	$6,400

(2)

Political donations to or for the benefit of a party that is not a registered party, an

elected member, a candidate, a third-party campaigner or an associated entity:

section 23 (1) (b) of the Act

First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2018	$2,800
1 July 2019	$2,900

2 Adjustment of exemption from donation caps amounts: section 26 of the Act

(1) Donations to party by candidate in Legislative Council election who is a member

of the party: section 26 (5) of the Act

First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2018	$51,100
1 July 2019	$51,800

(2)

Donations to group by candidate in Legislative Council election who is a member

of the group but is not a member of a party: section 26 (6) of the Act

First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2018	$51,100
1 July 2019	$51,800

3 Adjustment of indirect campaign contribution amounts: section 47 of the Act

(1)  Value of things provided to or done for the benefit of a registered party or a group:

section 47 (3) (c) of the Act

Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts) (Political Donation Caps) Notice 2019 [NSW]

Explanatory note

(2)	Value of things provided to or done for the benefit of a party that is not a registered
party, an elected member or a candidate: section 47 (3) (d) of the Act