Electoral Funding Act 2018

It is unlawful for political donations to a party to be used otherwise than for the objects and activities of the party, including the following—

the administration of the party and community activities,

electoral expenditure for State elections and local government elections,

electoral expenditure for or on behalf of elected members, candidates or groups of candidates who are members of the party.

In particular, it is unlawful for political donations to be used for the personal use of an individual acting in a private capacity.

It is unlawful for a party to make payments for electoral expenditure—

for a State election campaign unless the payment is made from the State campaign account of the party kept in accordance with this Subdivision, or

for a local government election campaign unless the payment is made from the local government campaign account of the party kept in accordance with this Subdivision.