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Election Funding and Disclosures Regulation 2004
[2004-589]
Repealed version for 29 August 2008 to 31 August 2009 (accessed 22 May 2013 at 17:07).
Formerly known as:Election Funding Regulation
2004Note:The Regulation was repealed by sec 10 (2) of
the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 No 146 with effect from 1.9.2009.
File last modified 1 September 2009.
Part 2 Public funding of election campaigns
4 Maximum expenditure allowed on audit
5 Expenditure excluded from claim for Part 5
6 Vouching of election campaign expenditure in claim for Part
7 Part 5 payments generally
8 Part 5 payments to joint party group
Part 3 Political donations and electoral
Division 1 Vouching
9 Vouching for political contributions
10 Vouching for electoral expenditure relating to
Division 2 Accounting records of party
11 Party records
12 Party records may be maintained by computer
13 Maintenance of party records other than by
14 Receipt book
15 Acknowledgment book
16 Deposit book
17 Cash book
20 Party records to be retained
21 Alternative system of accounts
Division 3 Accounting records of elected member, group or
22 Records of elected member, group or candidate
23 Accounting records may be maintained by
24 Receipt book
25 Acknowledgment book
26 Petty cash book
27 Cash book
28 Records of group or candidate to be retained
Division 4 Other matters relating to political donations and
28A Receipt statement for reportable political
28B Persons who may not be appointed to accept political
donations or make payments for electoral expenditure
28C Campaign accounts
28D Exemption from audit requirements
28E Compliance audits
28F Exemption from requirements to publish residential
address of donors who are silent electors
29 Eligibility for appointment to Authority
29A Training requirements for party agents or official
30 Determination of value of property disposed of
31 Accounts and records to be kept to facilitate
32 Direction by Authority to lodge certain records
33 Video tapes or films
34 Other advertising
35 Savings
Schedule 1 Statutory declaration of eligibility for
Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of RegulationThis Regulation is the Election Funding and Disclosures Regulation
2004.2 CommencementThis Regulation commences on 1 September 2004.Note. This Regulation replaces the Election Funding Regulation 1999
which is repealed on 1 September 2004 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act
1989.3 Definitions(1) In this Regulation:Part 5
payment means a payment under Part 5 of the Act.Part 6
declaration means a declaration of disclosures under Part 6 of the
Act.party
records means the accounting records required to be kept by a party
under Division 2 of Part 3.property
does not include money.the Act means
the Election Funding Act
1981.(2) Notes in this Regulation do not form part of this
Regulation.Part 2 Public funding of election campaigns4 Maximum expenditure allowed on auditFor the purposes of section 55 (1) (a) (iii) of the Act, the
maximum expenditure that may be allowed in relation to the audit of a claim
for a Part 5 payment or the audit of a Part 6 declaration is:(a) $1,500 for parties, and
(b) $500 for groups or candidates.
payment(1) For the purposes of section 55 (1) (b) (iii) of the Act,
expenditure incurred in the use or acquisition of any of the following items
is prescribed as expenditure that is not expenditure for election campaign
purposes:(a) a motor vehicle,
(b) motor vehicle accessories,
(c) a vessel or aircraft used for the purpose of
(d) a broadcasting receiver,
(e) a television receiver,
(f) transmitting or receiving equipment,
(g) electronic equipment for recording sounds or visual
(h) photographic equipment,
(i) automatic data processing equipment,
(j) office furniture and equipment,
unless the use or acquisition is exercised or effected within a period of
10 weeks that includes a polling day and is terminated or disposed of within
that period.(2) If there is a purchase and disposal of property in the
circumstances referred to in subclause (1), expenditure for election campaign
purposes includes only so much of the purchase price of the property as is not
recovered in the disposal of the property.(3) In this clause:automatic data
processing equipment includes the following:(a) a digital machine capable of storing data and a processing program
and that is directly accessible for the execution of a
(b) an analogue machine capable of simulating mathematical
(c) a magnetic or optical reader,
(d) a machine for transcribing data onto data media in coded form or
for processing such data,
(e) prepared tapes, wires, strips and like goods of a kind commonly
used for magnetic recording of sound or similar recording, being goods for use
with equipment referred to in paragraphs
receiver means an appliance capable of being used for the reception,
by means of wireless telegraphy, of broadcasting programs, and includes a
loudspeaker or other receiving device that is connected to the
appliance.motor
trailer or caravan.motor
vehicle accessories includes radios, sound reproducing equipment,
air conditioning units, spare tyres or tools to be used with a motor
vehicle.office furniture and
equipment includes desks, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, library
shelving, typewriters, word processors, calculators, accounting machines, cash
registers, photocopiers, printing machines, paper collating machines, water
coolers, air conditioners, refrigerators, lockers or other items of a durable
nature utilised in or ancillary to a work function.polling
day includes the day appointed for the taking of the poll at a
by-election.television
by means of wireless telegraphy, of television programs.transmitting or
receiving equipment means equipment for transmitting (or for
receiving) by means of electric or electro-magnetic energy any of the
following:(a) sounds,
(b) visual images,
(c) signals for the communication of any matter other than sounds or
(d) signals for the actuation or control of machinery or
5 payment(1) For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, the prescribed manner
of vouching for expenditure specified in a claim for a Part 5 payment
is:(a) by the party or official agent for the party, group or candidate
attaching to the claim the relevant Part 6 declaration or a copy of the
(b) if the amount claimed exceeds the amount of expenditure vouched
for under paragraph (a), by the party or official agent attaching to the claim
the originals of either the accounts or receipts (or a mixture of both) issued
in respect of so much of the expenditure not vouched for under that paragraph
as in aggregate at least equals the excess amount.
(2) An account or receipt is to be disregarded for the purposes of
subclause (1) (b) if it does not set out such particulars as are sufficient to
identify clearly the nature of the expenditure to which it
relates.7 Part 5 payments generally(1) In respect of expenditure incurred by a party or group, the
Authority must not direct that the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment be
made to a person, body or organisation (other than the party or official agent
of the party or group) unless:(a) the payment is for an amount of $5,000 or more,
(b) the party or official agent has authorised the Authority in
writing to make the payment.
(2) In respect of expenditure incurred by a candidate, the Authority
must not direct that the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment be made to a
person, body or organisation other than the candidate or the party or official
agent of the candidate.(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to a payment referred to in section
76A of the Act.8 Part 5 payments to joint party group(1) If:(a) a party endorses a candidate who is a member of, or 2 or more
candidates who are members of, a group, and
(b) another party endorses another candidate who is a member of, or
other candidates who are members of, that same
the Authority may direct that the whole of a Part 5 payment be made to
the party agent of the party that endorsed the candidate whose name first
appears on the list of members of the group.(2) This clause does not apply:(a) if a common agent has been registered by the parties,
(b) if the group has notified the Authority in writing of the party
agent to whom the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment is to be
expenditureDivision 1 Vouching9 Vouching for political contributionsFor the purposes of section 91 (6) of the Act, the prescribed
manner of vouching for political donations received by a party, an elected
member, a group or a candidate is by lodging with the relevant Part 6
declaration:(a) the receipt book, containing the triplicate forms of each receipt
issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each unused receipt,
(b) the acknowledgment book, containing the triplicate forms of each
acknowledgment issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each
unused acknowledgment.
advertising(1) For the purposes of section 91 (6) of the Act, the prescribed
manner of vouching for electoral expenditure incurred on election campaign
advertising by radio or television or in cinemas, newspapers or periodicals,
or incurred on other printed election campaign material, is by attaching to
the relevant Part 6 declaration copies of either the accounts or receipts (or
a mixture of both) issued in respect of the
expenditure.(2) An account or receipt is to be disregarded for the purposes of
this clause if it does not set out such particulars as are sufficient to
relates.Division 2 Accounting records of party11 Party records(1) A party must keep at its party headquarters in New South Wales, or
at some other address approved by the Authority, the following accounting
records:(a) a receipt book,
(b) an acknowledgment book,
(c) a deposit book,
(d) a cash book, or a receipts cash book and payments cash
(e) a cheque book,
(f) a journal,
(g) a ledger.
units.(2) The party records must be kept in accordance with the requirements
of this Division.12 Party records may be maintained by computer(1) Despite clauses 14–19, a party may maintain its party
records by means of a computer system.(2) If a party maintains its party records by means of a computer
system, the party must ensure that:(a) the records comply with the requirements of clauses 14–19 to
the extent that those requirements may reasonably be expected to be complied
with in relation to computer records, and
(b) any entry produced in visible form appears in chronological
(c) all entries are numbered sequentially under program control in a
manner that enables the completeness of the party records to be conveniently
verified, and
(d) no amendment to the particulars of a transaction already recorded
can be made otherwise than by a separate transaction effecting the amendment,
(e) a back-up copy of all records that are less than 6 years old is
made at least once a month, and
(f) the most recent back-up copy is kept in a separate location so
that any incident that might adversely affect the records would not affect the
computerExcept in the case where a party maintains its party records by
means of a computer system, the party records concerned must be kept either in
book or loose-leaf form or in a system of cards.14 Receipt book(1) The receipt book must contain forms of receipt in
duplicate.(2) Each copy must be machine numbered
serially.(3) Provision must be made for the following to be entered on each
form:(a) the date of the receipt,
(b) the amount of money received by the party,
(c) the form (cash, cheque or postal order) in which the money was
(d) the name and address, or ABN (if any), of the person, body or
organisation by whom or on whose behalf the amount was
(e) the purpose of the payment.
(4) If a reportable political donation is received by the party, the
party must issue from the receipt book a receipt for the amount
received.(5) The particulars referred to in subclause (3) must be entered on
each receipt in ink or indelible pencil and the receipt must be signed by a
person authorised by the party agent of the party.(6) A carbon impression of the receipt must be made on the duplicate
form, which must be retained by the party.(7) If the cash book or receipts cash book is used by the party for
the purpose of issuing receipts and a carbon impression of the receipt is
recorded as a cash book entry, subclause (2) does not require that carbon
impression to be machine numbered if the machine number on the original is
recorded as part of the cash book entry by some other
process.(8) A receipt must be cancelled by writing the word
“CANCELLED” across the face of the original and copy of the
form.(9) The party must retain in the receipt book the original form of a
cancelled receipt and the copy.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, receipts comply with
this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and are
generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the
Authority.15 Acknowledgment book(1) The acknowledgment book must contain forms of acknowledgment in
form:(a) the date of the acknowledgment,
(b) the value of any gift that is a reportable political donation that
is donated to the party,
(c) a description of the gift,
organisation by whom or which or on whose behalf the donation was
(e) the purpose for which the donation was
(4) If a reportable political donation that is a gift is received by
the party, the party must issue from the acknowledgment book an acknowledgment
of the donation.(5) The particulars referred to in subclause (3) must be entered on
each acknowledgment in ink or indelible pencil and the acknowledgment must be
signed by a person authorised by the party.(6) A carbon impression of the acknowledgment must be made on the
duplicate form, which must be retained by the
party.(7) An acknowledgment must be cancelled by writing the word
form.(8) The party must retain in the acknowledgment book the original form
of a cancelled acknowledgment and the copy.(9) In this clause, gift does not include a gift
in the form of money.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, acknowledgments comply
with this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and
are generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the
Authority.16 Deposit book(1) The deposit book must contain deposit forms in duplicate for each
bank, credit union or building society at which the party keeps
accounts.(2) Provision must be made for the following to be entered on each
form:(a) the date of the deposit,
(b) the amount of the deposit,
(c) the form (cash, cheque or postal order) of the
(d) in the case of a deposit by cheque, the name of the drawer of the
(3) A carbon impression of the deposit must be made on the duplicate
form which must be retained by the party.(4) The party must ensure that:(a) the deposit book is produced to the bank, credit union or building
society at the time of making a deposit of a political donation,
(b) the particulars referred to in subclause (2) are entered on each
deposit form at the time of making such a deposit, and
(c) the carbon impression of each complete deposit entry is initialled
by an officer of the bank, credit union or building society at which the
deposit is being made and is stamped with the stamp of that authorised
deposit-taking institution.
17 Cash book(1) The cash book must be a book or books, the sheets of which are
consecutively numbered.(2) The consecutive numbers of receipts issued or cheques drawn must
be shown on the respective sheets.(3) If the loose-leaf principle is used, separate sheets may be kept
for the receipts cash book and the payments cash book, and it is not necessary
to number the sheets consecutively.(4) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the party
must enter:(a) on the receipts side of the cash book, on the receipts cash sheets
or in the receipts cash book—particulars of all money received by the
party by way of political donations, and
(b) on the disbursements side of the cash book, on the payments cash
sheets or in the payments cash book—particulars of all money disbursed
by the party by way of electoral expenditure.
(5) At the end of each month, the cash book or books must be balanced
and the balance carried forward to the commencement of the next month and to a
ledger account provided for that purpose.(6) At the end of each month:(a) the entries in the cash book or books must be compared with the
pass book or statement of the bank, credit union or building society,
(b) amounts credited to the bank, credit union or building society
account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement for which no
receipt had been written and amounts debited to the bank, credit union or
building society account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement
for which no cheque had been drawn must be entered in the cash book or
(7) Any necessary reconciliation (showing the balance in the bank,
credit union or building society account as indicated in the relevant pass
book or statement, and adding any money received but not banked and deducting
any cheques drawn but not presented for payment) must be entered in the cash
book at the end of the entries for the month.18 Journal(1) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the party
must enter in the journal particulars of:(a) the value of any interest in property donated to the party,
(b) particulars of any interest in property disposed of by the party
otherwise than for money, and
(c) all adjustments to be made to accounts in the ledger,
(d) all transfers to be effected from one ledger account to another,
(e) all other transactions affecting any ledger account which are not
posted or to be posted from the cash book to the
being transactions relating to political donations received or electoral
expenditure incurred.(2) The particulars of each entry in the journal must be sufficient to
identify the transaction in respect of which the entry is made and the reason
for that entry.19 Ledger(1) The ledger must contain particulars of all political donations
received and electoral expenditure incurred.(2) The particulars must, if taken in conjunction with other
particulars in the receipt book, cash book or books and journal, be sufficient
to identify the transaction in respect of which the political donation was
received or the electoral expenditure incurred.(3) Each entry in the cash book or books relating to a political
donation received or an electoral expenditure incurred must be posted as soon
as practicable to the appropriate account in the
ledger.(4) Against each entry in the ledger account there must be
recorded:(a) a reference to the folio of the cash book from which the entry is
(b) if the cash book is kept on the loose-leaf principle, a reference
to the receipt number or cheque number.
(5) Each entry in the journal relating to a political donation
received or an electoral expenditure incurred must be posted as soon as
practicable to the appropriate account in the
ledger.(6) There must be recorded against each entry in the ledger account a
reference to the folio of the journal from which the entry is posted, preceded
by the letter “J”.(7) At the end of each month, each account in the ledger must be
balanced and the balance (if any) must be carried forward to the commencement
of the next month.20 Party records to be retainedA party must retain its party records for at least 3
years.Note. It is an offence under section 96I of the Act not to keep the
records for 3 years.21 Alternative system of accounts(1) The party agent for a party may apply to the Authority for
approval for the party to keep a system of accounting records other than that
described in this Division.(2) Such an application must be accompanied by a statement of an
auditor indicating that, in his or her opinion, the information to be included
in a Part 6 declaration is ascertainable from the proposed
system.(3) The Authority may approve an application, either unconditionally
or subject to such conditions as it thinks proper to impose at the time of
giving the approval, if it is satisfied:(a) that the proposed system will accurately record and explain the
transactions in respect of which the party agent is to lodge a Part 6
(b) that the information to be included in such a declaration is
ascertainable from the proposed system.
(4) The Authority may, for any reason, and on giving at least one
month’s notice, cancel an approval.(5) While an approval is in force, the party to which the approval
relates must keep a system of accounting records that complies with the terms
of the application and any condition subject to which the approval was
given.Maximum penalty: 20 penalty
units.(6) In the event of an inconsistency between the terms of an
application for approval and a condition subject to which the approval was
given, the condition prevails to the extent of the
inconsistency.Division 3 Accounting records of elected member, group or
candidate22 Records of elected member, group or candidate(1) An official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate
must keep the following accounting records in respect of an election
campaign:(a) a receipt book,
(c) a cheque book,
(d) a petty cash book,
(e) a cash book, or a receipts cash book and payments cash
units.(2) The accounting records must be kept in accordance with the
requirements of this Division.23 Accounting records may be maintained by
computer(1) Despite clauses 24–27, the accounting records referred to in
clause 22 may be maintained by means of a computer
system.(2) If an official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate
maintains the accounting records by means of a computer system, the official
agent must ensure that:(a) the records comply with the requirements of clauses 24–27 to
manner that enables the completeness of the records to be conveniently
(e) a back-up copy of all records that are less than 3 years old is
24 Receipt book(1) The receipt book must be one issued by the Authority containing
forms of receipt in triplicate.(2) If a reportable political donation in the form of money is
received by the official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate,
or a person authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act,
the official agent or person must issue from the receipt book a receipt for
the amount received.(3) The following particulars must be entered on each receipt in ink
or indelible pencil:(a) the date of the receipt,
organisation by whom or which or on whose behalf the amount was
(4) The receipt must be signed by the official agent or person
authorised under section 96A (4) of the Act.(5) Carbon impressions of the receipt must be made on the duplicate
and triplicate forms.(6) The duplicate form must be retained by the official agent for his
or her records.(7) The triplicate form must be retained in the receipt
book.(8) A receipt must be cancelled by writing the word
“CANCELLED” across the face of the original and the 2 copies of
the form.(9) The official agent must retain in the receipt book the original
form of a cancelled receipt and the 2 copies until the book is lodged with the
relevant Part 6 declaration.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, receipts comply with
Authority.25 Acknowledgment book(1) The acknowledgment book must be one issued by the Authority
containing forms of acknowledgment in triplicate.(2) If a reportable political donation that is a gift is received by
the official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate, or a person
authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act, the
official agent or person must issue from the acknowledgment book an
acknowledgment of the donation.(3) The following particulars must be entered on each acknowledgment
in ink or indelible pencil:(a) the date of the acknowledgment,
(b) the value of any gift donated,
(4) The acknowledgment must be signed by the official agent or person
authorised under section 96A (4) of the Act.(5) Carbon impressions of the acknowledgment must be made on the
duplicate and triplicate forms.(6) The duplicate form must be retained by the official agent for his
or her records.(7) The triplicate form must be retained in the acknowledgment
book.(8) An acknowledgment must be cancelled by writing the word
the form.(9) The official agent must retain in the acknowledgment book the
original form of a cancelled acknowledgment and the 2 copies until the book is
lodged with the relevant Part 6 declaration.(10) In this clause, gift does not include a gift
in the form of money.(11) Despite any other provision of this clause, acknowledgments comply
Authority.26 Petty cash bookThe petty cash book must be a book for recording cash payments for
items of expenditure of $50 or less.27 Cash book(1) The cash book must be a book or books, the sheets of which are
to number the sheets consecutively.(4) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the
official agent must enter:(a) on the receipts side of the cash book, on the receipts cash sheets
official agent of the elected member, group or candidate, or a person
authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act, by way of
political donations, and
by the official agent of the elected member, group or candidate, or any person
so authorised, by way of electoral expenditure.
and the balance carried forward to the commencement of the next
month.(6) At the end of each month:(a) the entries in the cash book or books must be compared with the
pass book or statement of the relevant bank, credit union or building society,
book at the end of the entries for the month.28 Records of group or candidate to be retainedThe official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate
must retain the accounting records for an election campaign for at least 3
records for 3 years.Division 4 Other matters relating to political donations and
political expenditure28A Receipt statement for reportable political
donationsA receipt issued for a reportable political donation must include
a statement in the following form:If you make a political donation or incur electoral expenditure of
$1,000 or more, you must complete and lodge a declaration with the Election
Funding Authority in accordance with the Election Funding and Disclosures Act
1981. A political donation includes a contribution or entry
fee or an annual or other subscription. You must also disclose a political
donation of less than $1,000 if the total amount of political donations made
by you in respect of the same party (or associated parties), elected member,
group, candidate or person in the same financial year is $1,000 or more.
Penalties apply for failing to lodge a declaration.28B Persons who may not be appointed to accept political
donations or make payments for electoral expenditureFor the purposes of section 96A (4) of the Act, a person may not
be appointed by an official agent to accept political donations to be made to
the agent or to make payments for electoral expenditure from a campaign
account by the agent if the person has been convicted of an offence referred
to in section 27 of the Act that would disqualify the person from being
appointed as a party agent or an official agent.28C Campaign accounts(1) An elected member, candidate or group is exempted from section 96B
(2) of the Act if the Authority has approved the operation of the campaign
account by the elected member, candidate or group for a period, or for a
purpose, specified by the Authority and the approval has not been revoked or
otherwise ceased to have effect.(2) The Authority may only give an approval if it is satisfied that
there are exceptional circumstances that warrant the giving of the
approval.28D Exemption from audit requirements(1) An elected member is exempted from section 96K of the Act if the
Authority has given an approval that is in force under this
clause.(2) The Authority may give an approval in either of the following
cases:(a) where a Part 6 declaration contains a statement to the effect that
no political donations were received and no electoral expenditure was
(b) where the elected member to whom the declaration relates is not
eligible to receive a payment under Part 5 of the
(3) The Authority may give an approval before or after the declaration
is made and may revoke the approval at any time.28E Compliance auditsThe Authority may conduct a compliance audit of compliance with
the requirements of Part 6 of the Act by a party, an elected member or a group
or candidate.28F Exemption from requirements to publish residential
address of donors who are silent electors(1) The Authority is exempt from any requirement under section 95 of
the Act to publish the residential address of a donor who is a silent elector
that is contained in a disclosure of reportable political donations, if the
Authority is aware that the donor is a silent
elector.(2) In this clause, a silent elector means
a person whose address is not entered on, or is deleted from, the Electoral
Roll under section 104 of the Commonwealth
Electoral Act 1918 of the
Commonwealth.Part 4 Miscellaneous29 Eligibility for appointment to AuthorityFor the purposes of section 9 (2) (b) of the Act, the prescribed
form of written notice to be lodged by a prospective appointed member or
alternate is the statutory declaration as set out in Schedule
1.29A Training requirements for party agents or official
agents(1) For the purposes of section 27 (1) (e) of the Act, a person is not
qualified for appointment as a party agent or an official agent unless the
person has completed an authorised training program provided by or on behalf
of the Authority for that purpose.(2) A person is taken to have completed a training program for the
purposes of this clause if the person has been notified in writing by the
Authority that the person has successfully completed the
program.(3) The following persons are eligible for appointment as a party
agent or an official agent without further training:(a) a Certified Practising Accountant member of CPA Australia, New
South Wales Division,
(b) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia,
New South Wales Branch, who holds a Certificate of Public Practice issued by
that Institute,
(c) a member of the National Institute of Accountants who holds Public
Practice Certificate issued by that Institute.
(4) A person is exempted from section 27 (1) (e) of the Act if the
person is approved by the Authority for the purposes of this subclause on or
before 29 August 2008. Any such exemption ceases to have effect if the person
does not complete the requisite training program within 14 days after the
person’s approval under this subclause (or within such shorter period as
the Authority may direct when giving that
approval).(5) The Authority may approve a person for the purposes of subclause
(4) only if it is satisfied that, in all the circumstances of the case, it is
not practicable to require completion of the training course before the
appointment of the agent.30 Determination of value of property disposed of(1) The Authority may appoint or approve any of the following persons
to assess the value of property disposed of if it is of the opinion that the
value of the property has not been correctly stated:(a) in respect of real property—persons who are registered as
valuers under the Valuers Act
(b) in respect of property other than real property—persons who
have, for a period of (or for periods totalling not less than) 5 years, been
engaged in making valuations of property of the same kind as the property
(2) However, the Authority may not appoint or approve any of the
following persons to assess the value of the property:(a) candidates,
(b) party or official agents,
(c) persons who are not eligible under section 9 (1) of the Act for
appointment as appointed members or alternates for appointed members of the
(d) persons appointed to any office or position under the
(e) persons appointed to any office or position under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act
(3) A valuation made by a person appointed or approved in accordance
with this clause is, for the purposes of the Act, taken to be a true valuation
of the amount of a contribution or expenditure consisting of a disposition of
property.31 Accounts and records to be kept to facilitate
auditThe official agent of a party, group or candidate must keep all
accounts, records, documents and papers that relate directly or indirectly to
an expenditure referred to in a claim for a Part 5 payment or any matter
required to be set out in a Part 6 declaration in such a manner as:(a) to disclose a true and fair view of the transactions of the party,
group or candidate, and
(b) to enable an auditor conveniently and properly to issue a
certificate under section 75 or 96K of the Act.
units.32 Direction by Authority to lodge certain records(1) If a claim for a Part 5 payment or a Part 6 declaration is not
validly lodged or is, in the opinion of the Authority, incorrect in a material
particular, the Authority may by notice in writing require:(a) a current or former elected member, party, group or candidate,
(b) a current or former agent of an elected member or a party, group
or candidate,
to lodge with the Authority within the time specified in the notice such
records as the Authority may require of political donations made or received
or electoral expenditure incurred by the party, group or
candidate.(2) A person must not fail to comply with any such
units.(3) The Authority may copy any records lodged with it which it
considers may be of assistance in determining:(a) the reason why a claim for a Part 5 payment or a Part 6
declaration was not validly lodged, or
(b) whether, in a claim for a Part 5 payment or a Part 6 declaration,
the agent of a party, group or candidate has made a statement that is false or
33 Video tapes or films(1) This clause applies to any video tape, film or transparency that
is used:(a) for the purposes of an advertisement appearing on television or at
a cinema, and
(b) at the direction, or with the approval, of a party or an official
agent of an elected member or a group or candidate.
(2) The party or an official agent of the elected member, group or
candidate must retain any such video tape, film or transparency for a period
of 12 months after the date of the last presentation of the advertisement
concerned.Maximum penalty: 20 penalty
units.(3) If so required by the Authority, the party or an official agent of
the elected member, group or candidate must arrange for any such video tape,
film or other transparency to be viewed by a member of the Authority or by a
person authorised by the Authority.Maximum penalty: 20 penalty
units.(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence arising under this
clause if it is established that a video tape, film or other transparency to
which this clause applies did not give rise to:(a) electoral expenditure that is included in a claim for a Part 5
(b) electoral expenditure that is required to be disclosed by the
agent of an elected member or a party, group or candidate in accordance with
34 Other advertising(1) This clause applies to any advertising material in respect of
which electoral expenditure is incurred by an elected member or a party, group
or candidate (other than material required to be retained under clause
33).(2) The party or the official agent of the party, elected member,
group or candidate (as the case requires) must keep the following advertising
material for a period of 3 years after the date of the last presentation of
the advertisement concerned as a record of electoral expenditure incurred in
respect of that advertisement:(a) a copy of the text of any radio or internet
(b) if the expenditure is incurred in respect of an advertisement in
one or more newspapers or periodicals:(i) a full page of a newspaper or periodical in which the
advertisement is displayed, and
(ii) a statement identifying the advertisement and listing the name of
each newspaper and periodical in which the advertisement was published, the
size of the advertisement and the date of each
(c) if the expenditure is incurred in respect of other printed
election campaign material, a copy of each printed
Note. It is an offence under section 96I of the Act to fail to keep the
material for 3 years.35 SavingsAny act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of
the Election Funding
Regulation 1999, had effect under that Regulation is taken to
have effect under this Regulation.Schedule 1 Statutory declaration of eligibility for
appointment(Clause 29)Election
Funding Act 1981I [full name] of [residential address] do solemnly
and sincerely declare that I am not ineligible for appointment as an appointed
member/alternate for an appointed member* of the Election Funding Authority by
reason of any of the matters set out in section 9 (1) of the Election Funding Act 1981, and I
make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true,
and by virtue of the provisions of the Oaths
Act 1900.Declared before me on the [date and place].Declarant [Print name and insert signature]Justice of the Peace [Print name and insert
signature][*Delete whichever does not apply]Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsElection
Funding and Disclosures Regulation 2004 (formerly Election Funding Regulation
2004) published in Gazette No 138 of 27.8.2004, p 6741. This
Regulation has been amended as follows:
Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008.Date of commencement of Sch 2.18, assent, sec 2
(286)Election Funding Amendment
(Political Donations and Expenditure) Regulation 2008. GG No
86 of 10.7.2008, p 6858.Date of commencement, 10.7.2008, cl 2.
(378)Election Funding and Disclosures
Amendment (Silent Electors) Regulation 2008. GG No 106 of
29.8.2008, p 8283.Date of commencement, on gazettal.
Cl 1Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [1].Cl 3Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [2] [3].Cl 6Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [4].Cl 7Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [5].Cl 8Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [6].Part 3Subst 2008 (286), Sch 1 [7].Part 3, Divs 1–3 (cll
9–28)Subst 2008 (286), Sch 1 [7].Part 3, Div 4Ins 2008 (286), Sch 1 [7].Cll 28A–28EIns 2008 (286), Sch 1 [7].Cl 28FIns 2008 (378), Sch 1.Cl 29AIns 2008 (286), Sch 1 [8].Cl 30Am 2008 No 62, Sch 2.18; 2008 (286), Sch 1
[9]–[11].Cl 31Am 2008 (286), Sch 1 [12]
[13].Cl 32Am 2008 (286), Sch 1
[14]–[16].Cl 33Am 2008 (286), Sch 1
[17]–[19].Cl 34Subst 2008 (286), Sch 1 [20].