Bill
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Cleaning up Political Donations) Bill 2023
lapsed, as at 2023-09-05.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-02-13
- second reading — 2023-02-13
- other — 2023-09-05
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 2023-02-13.
This bill would tighten rules on political donations by lowering the disclosure threshold, capping donations, and banning contributions from certain industries.
Donors would be limited to $50,000 per electoral cycle, and recipients must report gifts over $1,000 to the Australian Electoral Commission within two business days.
The changes would start on the first day of the financial year after the 28th day following Royal Assent.
- Lowers the donation disclosure threshold to $1,000 and requires aggregation of multiple gifts from the same source.
- Expands the definition of a gift to include electoral spending, gifts-in-kind, and payments for fundraisers.
- Introduces a $50,000 cap on total donations per donor during an electoral cycle.
- Requires real-time disclosure of donations exceeding the threshold within two business days.
- Prohibits donations from fossil fuel, gambling, liquor, and tobacco industry entities.
- Increases penalties for corporations that break the law.
Political donors, recipients including parties, candidates, and associated entities, and the Australian Electoral Commission.
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