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Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - Disclosure of parties' donations

210F: Return of party donations to be publicly available

You could also call this:

"Party donations are made public for everyone to see"

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You can see some information about party donations on the Electoral Commission's website. The Electoral Commission must make sure you can see a return filed under section 210 for free. You can also see an auditor's report that goes with this return, which was obtained under section 210A, and another return filed under section 210C.

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Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
Disclosure of parties' donations

210FReturn of party donations to be publicly available

  1. During the public inspection period, the Electoral Commission must ensure that the following are publicly available (free of charge) on the Electoral Commission’s internet site:

  2. a return filed under section 210; and
    1. an auditor’s report obtained under section 210A accompanying the return referred to in paragraph (a); and
      1. a return filed under section 210C.

        Notes
        • Section 210F: replaced, on , by section 117 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).