Electoral Act 1992

The commissioner must make available for public inspection, in accordance with subsections (2) and (3), a copy of each return given to the commissioner under division 14.4 (Gifts and certain loans—records and disclosure), 14.5 (Disclosure of electoral expenditure) and division 14.6 (Annual returns).

A copy of a return under division 14.4 or 14.5 must be made available for public inspection from the beginning of February in the year after (or for an extraordinary election, 90 days after) polling day in the election to which the return relates.

A copy of a return under division 14.6 must be made available for public inspection from 7 September after the end of the financial year to which the return relates.

A person may, on request, obtain a copy of a return if a copy of the return is available for public inspection under this section.

However, if the commissioner makes a return available for public inspection by publishing the return, or the information in the return, and the return includes information about a gift or other reportable amount received from an individual, the commissioner must not publish the individual’s home address other than—

the suburb or postcode of the individual’s home address; or

any post office box details.