Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts) (Political Donation Caps) Notice 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

Electoral Funding (Adjustable Amounts)

(Political Donation Caps) Notice 2020

under the

Electoral Funding Act 2018

1      Name of Notice

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

Caps) Notice 2020.

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 2020 [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
1 July 2020	$6,600

(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
1 July 2020	$3,000

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
1 July 2020	$52,900

(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
1 July 2020	$52,900

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 2020 [NSW]

Explanatory note

First day of financial year	Adjustable amount
1 July 2020	$6,600

(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