Bill
Electoral Amendment (Banning Foreign Political Donations) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2018-02-27. (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Bob Katter
- Portfolio
- (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-08-14
- second reading — 2017-08-14
- other — 2018-02-27
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-08-14.
This bill would ban political parties and candidates from taking donations from foreign sources.
It would make donors give a statutory declaration saying they are not a foreign person, with an offence still applying if they are.
A gift over $1,000 would require the declaration at the time of giving, which is stricter than the current name and address rules for gifts over $10,000.
- Makes it an offence for a political party or candidate to accept a foreign donation.
- Requires the donor to submit a statutory declaration confirming they are not a foreign person.
- Adds a requirement for the declaration to be provided at the time of the gift.
Political parties, candidates, and foreign donors.
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