Content of donation disclosure notices given by recipients
303B Content of donation disclosure notices given by recipients
A donation disclosure notice given under section 303A in relation to a gift must set out the following details:
the name of the recipient;
the amount or value of the gift;
the date on which the gift was received;
if the gift was made during the election period for a by‑election or a Senate‑only election and was for the purposes of the by‑election or the Senate‑only election—the name of the Division or the State or Territory (as applicable) to which the election relates;
if the person or entity who made the gift (the donor) made the gift on behalf of the members of an unincorporated association, other than a registered industrial organisation:
the name of the association; and
the names and addresses of the members of the executive committee (however described) of the association;
if the donor is the trustee of a trust and the gift was purportedly made out of a trust fund or out of the funds of a foundation:
the names and addresses of the trustees of the fund or of the foundation; and
the title or other description of the trust fund, or the name of the foundation, as the case requires;
if the donor is not covered by paragraph (e) or (f)—the name and address of the donor;
if the total amount or value of all gifts received by the recipient from the donor during the calendar year in which the gift is received is more than the disclosure threshold—the total amount or value of all gifts so far received by the recipient from the donor during the calendar year;
if the recipient is a candidate in an election or by‑election, a registered political party or a State branch of a registered political party—the name of the responsible person for the recipient;
if the recipient is a candidate in an election or by‑election, a member of the House of Representatives or a Senator—the registered political party (if any) that the recipient is related to (within the meaning of subsections 302BA(4) and (5));
if the recipient is a person or entity that is registered as a significant third party, an associated entity or a nominated entity at the time the gift is received—the name of the financial controller in relation to the person or entity;
if the person giving the donation disclosure notice to the Electoral Commission is not the recipient—the name of the person.
A failure to include these details in a donation disclosure notice may contravene a civil penalty provision (see section 303A).
A donation disclosure notice may be amended after it has been given to the Electoral Commission (see section 319A).
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