Bill
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Restoring Trust) Bill 2023
lapsed, as at 2024-03-19.
- Sponsor
- Kate Chaney
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-08-07
- second reading — 2023-08-07
- other — 2024-03-19
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 2023-08-07.
This bill would change Commonwealth electoral law to increase transparency, reduce financial influence, and level the political playing field.
It would lower the donation disclosure threshold to $1,000 and require real-time disclosure of donations above that threshold within 5 business days.
The bill would also prohibit misleading or deceptive electoral advertising and ban donations from entities that profit from social harm, such as tobacco, gambling, and liquor businesses.
- Lowers the donation disclosure threshold from $16,300 to $1,000.
- Requires real-time disclosure of donations above $1,000 within 5 business days.
- Prohibits misleading or deceptive electoral advertising.
- Bans donations from tobacco, gambling, and liquor businesses.
- Prohibits donations from substantial Commonwealth government contractors.
- Requires union and corporate member approval for donations.
Political parties, candidates, donors, government contractors, unions, corporations, and the Australian Electoral Commission.
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