Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

A donation disclosure notice must be given to the Electoral Commission if certain kinds of gifts are received by any of the following:

The kinds of gifts that must be disclosed are:

where the amount or value of the gift is over the disclosure threshold. A notice must also be given if the total amount or value of all gifts received from the same person or entity in a calendar year is over the disclosure threshold.

Subdivision B sets out when the recipient of a gift made for a federal purpose must give a donation disclosure notice to the Electoral Commission.

Subdivision C sets out when the donor of a gift made for a federal purpose must give a donation disclosure notice to the Electoral Commission.

Subdivision D requires the Electoral Commissioner to publish some of the information about gifts made for a federal purpose in a donation disclosure notice on the Transparency Register.

Subdivision E sets out when a recipient of certain other gifts must give a donation disclosure notice to the Electoral Commission.

Subdivision F requires the Electoral Commissioner to publish some of the information about those other gifts in a donation disclosure notice on the Transparency Register.

Subdivision G deals with limitations on loans made to political parties, State branches, significant third parties or candidates that are more than the disclosure threshold.

Subdivision G also provides that gifts of more than the disclosure threshold to a political party, State branch, significant third party or candidate by a corporation that is wound up within a year of making the gift may be recovered from the recipient of the gift.