Local Government (Elections) Act 1999

A candidate for election to an office of a council must furnish a return to the returning officer in accordance with the requirements of this Part setting out—

the total amount or value of all gifts received by the candidate during the disclosure period; and

the number of persons who made those gifts; and

the amount or value of each gift; and

the date on which each gift was made; and

in the case of each gift 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; and

in the case of each gift 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; and

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

A return under subsection (1) must be furnished by a candidate within 7 days after the end of the disclosure period to which the return relates.

A return under subsection (1) need not set out any details required by that subsection 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.

If no details are required to be included in a return under this section for a candidate, the return must nevertheless be lodged and must include a statement to the effect that no gifts of a kind required to be disclosed were received.

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