Queensland Consolidated Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 443

443 Commencement of caps on political donations

(1) Subsection (2) applies for a candidate in—

(a) the first general election to be held after 1 July 2022; or

(b) a by-election held after 1 July 2022 and before the general election mentioned in paragraph (a) .

(2) Despite section 247 , the donation cap period for the candidate for the election—

(a) starts on the latest of the following days—

(i) 1 July 2022;

(ii) if a general election is held during June 2022—the day that is 30 days after the polling day for the general election;

(iii) if the candidate is a candidate in a by-election held during June 2022—the day that is 30 days after the polling day for the by-election; and

(b) ends 30 days after the polling day for the election.

(3) Despite section 247 , the first donation cap period for a registered political party—

(a) starts on the later of the following days—

(i) 1 July 2022;

(ii) if a general election is held during June 2022—the day that is 30 days after the polling day for the general election; and

(b) ends 30 days after the polling day for the next general election.