Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981 (NSW)

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An Act to make provision for the public funding of Parliamentary election campaigns and to require the disclosure of certain political donations and electoral expenditure for Parliamentary or local government election campaigns; and for other purposes.

Part 1Preliminary1Name of Act

This Act may be cited as the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.

2Commencement(1)

This Part shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.

(2)

Parts 2 and 8, sections 24 and 25 and Schedule 2 shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

(3)

Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2), this Act shall commence on such day (being not earlier than the day appointed and notified under subsection (2)) as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

(4)

(Repealed)

3

(Repealed)

4Definitions(1)

In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:

Administration Fund means the fund established under Division 2 of Part 6A.

agent means a party agent or official agent.

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.

auditor means a registered company auditor within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

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 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 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 State expenditure period—see section 95H.

Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner for New South Wales appointed under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 and includes a person duly acting as the Electoral Commissioner.

Council means the Legislative Council of New South Wales.

day of nomination, in relation to an election, means the day by which all nominations in the election must be made.

disposition of property means any conveyance, transfer, assignment, settlement, delivery, payment or other alienation of property, and includes:

  • (a)

    the allotment of shares in a company,

  • (b)

    the creation of a trust in property,

  • (c)

    the grant or creation of any lease, mortgage, charge, servitude, licence, power, partnership or interest in property,

  • (d)

    the release, discharge, surrender, forfeiture or abandonment, at law or in equity, of any debt, contract or chose in action, or of any interest in property,

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