Bill
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- Lee Rhiannon
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-03-02
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
- other — 2016-08-31
- other — 2019-07-01
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 2016-03-02.
The bill would lower the threshold for disclosing political donations from over $10,000 to $1,000 and ban foreign donations.
It would require donors and recipients to file returns within 8 weeks after polling day and twice yearly, and treat related parties as one entity for the disclosure threshold.
The bill would also ban anonymous gifts over $50 and introduce new offences and higher penalties for breaches.
- Reduces the disclosure threshold from more than $10,000 to $1,000.
- Requires returns within 8 weeks of polling day for election-period gifts.
- Requires biannual returns within 8 weeks after 31 December and 30 June.
- Prevents donation splitting by treating related political parties as one entity.
- Makes it unlawful to receive gifts of foreign property for parties, candidates, and some entities.
- Extends the ban on anonymous gifts to all except those of $50 or less at public activities or private events.
Political parties, candidates, members of Senate groups, associated entities, and people incurring political expenditure.
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