New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTORAL FUNDING REGULATION 2018

- Made under the Electoral Funding Act 2018
- As at 28 July 2023
- Reg 366 of 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Expenditure that is not electoral expenditure

   PART 2 - POLITICAL DONATIONS AND ELECTORAL EXPENDITURE

           Division 1 - Party agents consenting to be responsible for disclosure

   5.      Special provisions dealing with making and withdrawal of notices relating to responsibility for disclosure

           Division 2 - Disclosures under Part 3 of Act

   6.      Information to accompany Part 3 declaration by party
   6A.     Information to accompany Part 3 declaration by elected member, group or candidate--independent
   7.      Disclosure of electoral expenditure--further requirements: section 18(1)
   8.      Donors required to disclose related corporation donors: section 24(6)

           Division 3 - Vouching

   9.      Vouching for political donations
   10.     Vouching for electoral expenditure
   11.     Vouching for repayments to party by candidate

           Division 4 - Accounting records of party

   12.     Party records
   13.     Party records may be maintained by computer
   14.     Maintenance of party records other than by computer
   15.     Receipt book
   16.     Acknowledgment book
   17.     Deposit book
   18.     Cash book
   19.     Journal
   20.     Ledger
   21.     Party records to be retained
   22.     Alternative system of accounts

           Division 5 - Accounting records of elected members, candidates, groups, associated entities and third-party campaigners

   23.     Records of elected member, candidate, group, associated entity or third-party campaigner
   24.     Accounting records may be maintained by computer
   25.     Receipt book
   26.     Acknowledgment book
   27.     Petty cash book
   28.     Cash book
   29.     Records of elected members, candidates, groups, associated entities and third-party campaigners to be retained

           Division 6 - Other matters relating to political donations and political expenditure

   29A.    Local government expenditure caps--redetermination of number of enrolled electors after area or ward changes--section 31A(9)(b)
   29B.    Local government expenditure caps--determination and redetermination of number of enrolled electors where failure to deliver copies of rolls--section 31A(9)(a)
   29C.    Local government expenditure caps--general managers to provide copies of rolls in approved manner and form--section 31A(9)(c)
   30.     Receipt statement for reportable political donations: section 45(1)(b)
   31.     Persons who may not be appointed to accept political donations or make payments for electoral expenditure
   32.     Campaign accounts
   33.     Local government campaign accounts
   34.     Compliance audits
   35.     Exemption from requirements to publish residential address of donors who are silent electors
   36.     Exemption for political donations for federal government election and third party campaigns
   36A.    Provision of space by registered club not political donation--the Act, s 156(3)(f)

   PART 3 - PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

   37.     Vouching for election campaign expenditure in claim for Part 4 payment

   PART 4 - REGISTRATION OF ELECTORAL PARTICIPANTS

   38.     Applications for registration in the Register of Associated Entities
   39.     Applications for registration in the Register of Third-party Campaigners

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   40.     Training requirements for party agents or official agents
   41.     Exemption from requirements to publish in registers residential address of persons who are silent electors
   42.     Determination of value of property disposed of
   43.     Accounts and records to be kept
   44.     Direction by Electoral Commission to lodge certain records
   45.     DVDs, video tapes, films and electronic video files
   46.     Other advertising
   47.     Transitional--saving of caps on electoral communication expenditure by third-party campaigners
   48.     Political donations disclosures for July-December 2021 period
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2