Local Government (Elections) Act 1999

If a candidate for election to an office of a council receives a gift from a person during the special disclosure period, the candidate must furnish a return to the returning officer in accordance with the requirements of this Part.

A return under subsection (1) must be furnished by a candidate—

in the case of a gift received during the special disclosure period before the candidate announced that they would be a candidate in the election or nominated as a candidate (as the case may be)—within

in any other case—within 5 days of receipt of the gift.

A return under subsection (1) must set out—

the amount or value of the gift; and

the date on which the gift was made; and

—

if the gift was made on behalf of the members of an unincorporated association—

the name of the association; and

the names and addresses of the members of the executive committee (however described) of the association; or

if 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 funds of the foundation; and

the title or other description of the trust fund or the name of the foundation, as the case requires; or

in any other case—the name and address of the person who made the gift.

A return under subsection (1) is not required in respect of—

a private gift made to the candidate; or

a gift if the amount or value of the gift is less than $500.

In this section—

commencing on the earlier of the following:

the day that is 4 months before the day on which the person announced that they would be a candidate in the election;

the day that is 4 months before the day on which the person's nomination as a candidate was lodged with the returning officer; and

ending on polling day for the election.