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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Electoral donations

103H: Disclosure of identity of donor

You could also call this:

"Telling candidates who gave big anonymous donations"

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If you are helping a candidate with their election campaign and you know who gave an anonymous donation over $1,500, you must tell the candidate who the donor is. You have to do this if you are involved in the administration of the candidate's affairs. The law says you must disclose the identity of the donor to the candidate.

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Part 5Electoral donations and expenses
Electoral donations

103HDisclosure of identity of donor

  1. If any person involved in the administration of the affairs of a candidate in relation to his or her election campaign knows the identity of the donor of an anonymous donation exceeding $1,500, the person must disclose the identity of the donor to the candidate.

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  • Section 103H: inserted, on , by section 30 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).