Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - General provisions relating to donations

207N: Records of party donations

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"Parties must keep accurate records of all donations they receive"

If you are a party secretary, you must keep proper records of all party donations you receive. You have to make sure these records are accurate and complete. If you do not keep these records and you do not have a good reason for not doing so, you can be fined up to $40,000 if you are convicted.

You can find more information about this by looking at the Electoral Act 1986 and the Electoral Amendment Act 2009, as well as the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

As a party secretary, it is your responsibility to follow the rules and keep track of all donations your party receives.

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Government and voting > Elections

207M: Records of candidate donations, or

"Candidates must keep accurate records of donations they receive to ensure a fair election."

207O: Duty of Electoral Commission in relation to donations, or

"The Electoral Commission must report serious donation rule-breakers to the Police."

Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
General provisions relating to donations

207NRecords of party donations

A party secretary must keep proper records of all party donations received by him or her.
A party secretary who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000.

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2007 No 111 s 34

Notes

Section 207N: inserted, on 1 March 2009, by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
Section 207N(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).