Formerly known as:
Election Funding Regulation
2004
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Election Funding and Disclosures Regulation 2004 [2004-589]  Status Information Currency of version Provisions in force Staged repeal status Authorisation:
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45C of the Interpretation Act 1987. Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name of Regulation 2 Commencement 3 Definitions Part 2 Public funding of election campaigns 4 Maximum expenditure allowed on audit 5 Expenditure excluded from claim for Part 5 payment 6 Vouching of election campaign expenditure in claim for Part 5 payment 7 Part 5 payments generally 8 Part 5 payments to joint party group Part 3 Political donations and electoral expenditure Division 1 Vouching 9 Vouching for political contributions 10 Vouching for electoral expenditure relating to advertising Division 2 Accounting records of party 11 Party records 12 Party records may be maintained by computer 13 Maintenance of party records other than by computer 14 Receipt book 15 Acknowledgment book 16 Deposit book 17 Cash book 18 Journal 19 Ledger 20 Party records to be retained 21 Alternative system of accounts Division 3 Accounting records of elected member, group or candidate 22 Records of elected member, group or candidate 23 Accounting records may be maintained by computer 24 Receipt book 25 Acknowledgment book 26 Petty cash book 27 Cash book 28 Records of group or candidate to be retained Division 4 Other matters relating to political donations and political expenditure 28A Receipt statement for reportable political donations 28B Persons who may not be appointed to accept political donations or make payments for electoral expenditure 28C Campaign accounts 28D Exemption from audit requirements 28E Compliance audits 28F Exemption from requirements to publish residential address of donors who are silent electors Part 4 Miscellaneous 29 Eligibility for appointment to Authority 29A Training requirements for party agents or official agents 30 Determination of value of property disposed of 31 Accounts and records to be kept to facilitate audit 32 Direction by Authority to lodge certain records 33 Video tapes or films 34 Other advertising 35 Savings Schedule 1 Statutory declaration of eligibility for appointment Historical notes
This Regulation is the Election Funding and Disclosures Regulation 2004. This Regulation commences on 1 September 2004.Note. This Regulation replaces the Election Funding Regulation 1999 which is repealed on 1 September 2004 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. (1) In this Regulation: Part 2 Public funding of election campaigns 4 Maximum expenditure allowed on audit For the purposes of section 55 (1) (a) (iii) of the Act, the maximum expenditure that may be allowed in relation to the audit of a claim for a Part 5 payment or the audit of a Part 6 declaration is:(a) $1,500 for parties, and(b) $500 for groups or candidates. 5 Expenditure excluded from claim for Part 5 payment (1) For the purposes of section 55 (1) (b) (iii) of the Act, expenditure incurred in the use or acquisition of any of the following items is prescribed as expenditure that is not expenditure for election campaign purposes:(a) a motor vehicle,(b) motor vehicle accessories,(c) a vessel or aircraft used for the purpose of navigation,(d) a broadcasting receiver,(e) a television receiver,(f) transmitting or receiving equipment,(g) electronic equipment for recording sounds or visual images,(h) photographic equipment,(i) automatic data processing equipment,(j) office furniture and equipment,unless the use or acquisition is exercised or effected within a period of 10 weeks that includes a polling day and is terminated or disposed of within that period.(2) If there is a purchase and disposal of property in the circumstances referred to in subclause (1), expenditure for election campaign purposes includes only so much of the purchase price of the property as is not recovered in the disposal of the property.(3) In this clause: 6 Vouching of election campaign expenditure in claim for Part 5 payment (1) For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, the prescribed manner of vouching for expenditure specified in a claim for a Part 5 payment is:(a) by the party or official agent for the party, group or candidate attaching to the claim the relevant Part 6 declaration or a copy of the declaration, and(b) if the amount claimed exceeds the amount of expenditure vouched for under paragraph (a), by the party or official agent attaching to the claim the originals of either the accounts or receipts (or a mixture of both) issued in respect of so much of the expenditure not vouched for under that paragraph as in aggregate at least equals the excess amount.(2) An account or receipt is to be disregarded for the purposes of subclause (1) (b) if it does not set out such particulars as are sufficient to identify clearly the nature of the expenditure to which it relates. (1) In respect of expenditure incurred by a party or group, the Authority must not direct that the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment be made to a person, body or organisation (other than the party or official agent of the party or group) unless:(a) the payment is for an amount of $5,000 or more, and(b) the party or official agent has authorised the Authority in writing to make the payment.(2) In respect of expenditure incurred by a candidate, the Authority must not direct that the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment be made to a person, body or organisation other than the candidate or the party or official agent of the candidate.(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to a payment referred to in section 76A of the Act. 8 Part 5 payments to joint party group (1) If:(a) a party endorses a candidate who is a member of, or 2 or more candidates who are members of, a group, and(b) another party endorses another candidate who is a member of, or other candidates who are members of, that same group,the Authority may direct that the whole of a Part 5 payment be made to the party agent of the party that endorsed the candidate whose name first appears on the list of members of the group.(2) This clause does not apply:(a) if a common agent has been registered by the parties, or(b) if the group has notified the Authority in writing of the party agent to whom the whole or any part of a Part 5 payment is to be made. Part 3 Political donations and electoral expenditure 9 Vouching for political contributions For the purposes of section 91 (6) of the Act, the prescribed manner of vouching for political donations received by a party, an elected member, a group or a candidate is by lodging with the relevant Part 6 declaration:(a) the receipt book, containing the triplicate forms of each receipt issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each unused receipt, and(b) the acknowledgment book, containing the triplicate forms of each acknowledgment issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each unused acknowledgment. 10 Vouching for electoral expenditure relating to advertising (1) For the purposes of section 91 (6) of the Act, the prescribed manner of vouching for electoral expenditure incurred on election campaign advertising by radio or television or in cinemas, newspapers or periodicals, or incurred on other printed election campaign material, is by attaching to the relevant Part 6 declaration copies of either the accounts or receipts (or a mixture of both) issued in respect of the expenditure.(2) An account or receipt is to be disregarded for the purposes of this clause if it does not set out such particulars as are sufficient to identify clearly the nature of the expenditure to which it relates. Division 2 Accounting records of party (1) A party must keep at its party headquarters in New South Wales, or at some other address approved by the Authority, the following accounting records:(a) a receipt book,(b) an acknowledgment book,(c) a deposit book,(d) a cash book, or a receipts cash book and payments cash book,(e) a cheque book,(f) a journal,(g) a ledger. 12 Party records may be maintained by computer (1) Despite clauses 14–19, a party may maintain its party records by means of a computer system.(2) If a party maintains its party records by means of a computer system, the party must ensure that:(a) the records comply with the requirements of clauses 14–19 to the extent that those requirements may reasonably be expected to be complied with in relation to computer records, and(b) any entry produced in visible form appears in chronological sequence, and(c) all entries are numbered sequentially under program control in a manner that enables the completeness of the party records to be conveniently verified, and(d) no amendment to the particulars of a transaction already recorded can be made otherwise than by a separate transaction effecting the amendment, and(e) a back-up copy of all records that are less than 6 years old is made at least once a month, and(f) the most recent back-up copy is kept in a separate location so that any incident that might adversely affect the records would not affect the back-up copy. 13 Maintenance of party records other than by computer Except in the case where a party maintains its party records by means of a computer system, the party records concerned must be kept either in book or loose-leaf form or in a system of cards. (1) The receipt book must contain forms of receipt in duplicate.(2) Each copy must be machine numbered serially.(3) Provision must be made for the following to be entered on each form:(a) the date of the receipt,(b) the amount of money received by the party,(c) the form (cash, cheque or postal order) in which the money was received,(d) the name and address, or ABN (if any), of the person, body or organisation by whom or on whose behalf the amount was paid,(e) the purpose of the payment.(4) If a reportable political donation is received by the party, the party must issue from the receipt book a receipt for the amount received.(5) The particulars referred to in subclause (3) must be entered on each receipt in ink or indelible pencil and the receipt must be signed by a person authorised by the party agent of the party.(6) A carbon impression of the receipt must be made on the duplicate form, which must be retained by the party.(7) If the cash book or receipts cash book is used by the party for the purpose of issuing receipts and a carbon impression of the receipt is recorded as a cash book entry, subclause (2) does not require that carbon impression to be machine numbered if the machine number on the original is recorded as part of the cash book entry by some other process.(8) A receipt must be cancelled by writing the word “CANCELLED” across the face of the original and copy of the form.(9) The party must retain in the receipt book the original form of a cancelled receipt and the copy.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, receipts comply with this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and are generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the Authority. (1) The acknowledgment book must contain forms of acknowledgment in duplicate.(2) Each copy must be machine numbered serially.(3) Provision must be made for the following to be entered on each form:(a) the date of the acknowledgment,(b) the value of any gift that is a reportable political donation that is donated to the party,(c) a description of the gift,(d) the name and address, or ABN (if any), of the person, body or organisation by whom or which or on whose behalf the donation was made,(e) the purpose for which the donation was made.(4) If a reportable political donation that is a gift is received by the party, the party must issue from the acknowledgment book an acknowledgment of the donation.(5) The particulars referred to in subclause (3) must be entered on each acknowledgment in ink or indelible pencil and the acknowledgment must be signed by a person authorised by the party.(6) A carbon impression of the acknowledgment must be made on the duplicate form, which must be retained by the party.(7) An acknowledgment must be cancelled by writing the word “CANCELLED” across the face of the original and copy of the form.(8) The party must retain in the acknowledgment book the original form of a cancelled acknowledgment and the copy.(9) In this clause, gift does not include a gift in the form of money.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, acknowledgments comply with this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and are generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the Authority. (1) The deposit book must contain deposit forms in duplicate for each bank, credit union or building society at which the party keeps accounts.(2) Provision must be made for the following to be entered on each form:(a) the date of the deposit,(b) the amount of the deposit,(c) the form (cash, cheque or postal order) of the deposit,(d) in the case of a deposit by cheque, the name of the drawer of the cheque.(3) A carbon impression of the deposit must be made on the duplicate form which must be retained by the party.(4) The party must ensure that:(a) the deposit book is produced to the bank, credit union or building society at the time of making a deposit of a political donation, and(b) the particulars referred to in subclause (2) are entered on each deposit form at the time of making such a deposit, and(c) the carbon impression of each complete deposit entry is initialled by an officer of the bank, credit union or building society at which the deposit is being made and is stamped with the stamp of that authorised deposit-taking institution. (1) The cash book must be a book or books, the sheets of which are consecutively numbered.(2) The consecutive numbers of receipts issued or cheques drawn must be shown on the respective sheets.(3) If the loose-leaf principle is used, separate sheets may be kept for the receipts cash book and the payments cash book, and it is not necessary to number the sheets consecutively.(4) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the party must enter:(a) on the receipts side of the cash book, on the receipts cash sheets or in the receipts cash book—particulars of all money received by the party by way of political donations, and(b) on the disbursements side of the cash book, on the payments cash sheets or in the payments cash book—particulars of all money disbursed by the party by way of electoral expenditure.(5) At the end of each month, the cash book or books must be balanced and the balance carried forward to the commencement of the next month and to a ledger account provided for that purpose.(6) At the end of each month:(a) the entries in the cash book or books must be compared with the pass book or statement of the bank, credit union or building society, and(b) amounts credited to the bank, credit union or building society account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement for which no receipt had been written and amounts debited to the bank, credit union or building society account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement for which no cheque had been drawn must be entered in the cash book or books.(7) Any necessary reconciliation (showing the balance in the bank, credit union or building society account as indicated in the relevant pass book or statement, and adding any money received but not banked and deducting any cheques drawn but not presented for payment) must be entered in the cash book at the end of the entries for the month. (1) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the party must enter in the journal particulars of:(a) the value of any interest in property donated to the party, and(b) particulars of any interest in property disposed of by the party otherwise than for money, and(c) all adjustments to be made to accounts in the ledger, and(d) all transfers to be effected from one ledger account to another, and(e) all other transactions affecting any ledger account which are not posted or to be posted from the cash book to the ledger,being transactions relating to political donations received or electoral expenditure incurred.(2) The particulars of each entry in the journal must be sufficient to identify the transaction in respect of which the entry is made and the reason for that entry. (1) The ledger must contain particulars of all political donations received and electoral expenditure incurred.(2) The particulars must, if taken in conjunction with other particulars in the receipt book, cash book or books and journal, be sufficient to identify the transaction in respect of which the political donation was received or the electoral expenditure incurred.(3) Each entry in the cash book or books relating to a political donation received or an electoral expenditure incurred must be posted as soon as practicable to the appropriate account in the ledger.(4) Against each entry in the ledger account there must be recorded:(a) a reference to the folio of the cash book from which the entry is posted, or(b) if the cash book is kept on the loose-leaf principle, a reference to the receipt number or cheque number.(5) Each entry in the journal relating to a political donation received or an electoral expenditure incurred must be posted as soon as practicable to the appropriate account in the ledger.(6) There must be recorded against each entry in the ledger account a reference to the folio of the journal from which the entry is posted, preceded by the letter “J”.(7) At the end of each month, each account in the ledger must be balanced and the balance (if any) must be carried forward to the commencement of the next month. 20 Party records to be retained A party must retain its party records for at least 3 years.Note. It is an offence under section 96I of the Act not to keep the records for 3 years. 21 Alternative system of accounts (1) The party agent for a party may apply to the Authority for approval for the party to keep a system of accounting records other than that described in this Division.(2) Such an application must be accompanied by a statement of an auditor indicating that, in his or her opinion, the information to be included in a Part 6 declaration is ascertainable from the proposed system.(3) The Authority may approve an application, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it thinks proper to impose at the time of giving the approval, if it is satisfied:(a) that the proposed system will accurately record and explain the transactions in respect of which the party agent is to lodge a Part 6 declaration, and(b) that the information to be included in such a declaration is ascertainable from the proposed system.(4) The Authority may, for any reason, and on giving at least one month’s notice, cancel an approval.(5) While an approval is in force, the party to which the approval relates must keep a system of accounting records that complies with the terms of the application and any condition subject to which the approval was given. Division 3 Accounting records of elected member, group or candidate 22 Records of elected member, group or candidate (1) An official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate must keep the following accounting records in respect of an election campaign:(a) a receipt book,(b) an acknowledgment book,(c) a cheque book,(d) a petty cash book,(e) a cash book, or a receipts cash book and payments cash book. 23 Accounting records may be maintained by computer (1) Despite clauses 24–27, the accounting records referred to in clause 22 may be maintained by means of a computer system.(2) If an official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate maintains the accounting records by means of a computer system, the official agent must ensure that:(a) the records comply with the requirements of clauses 24–27 to the extent that those requirements may reasonably be expected to be complied with in relation to computer records, and(b) any entry produced in visible form appears in chronological sequence, and(c) all entries are numbered sequentially under program control in a manner that enables the completeness of the records to be conveniently verified, and(d) no amendment to the particulars of a transaction already recorded can be made otherwise than by a separate transaction effecting the amendment, and(e) a back-up copy of all records that are less than 3 years old is made at least once a month, and(f) the most recent back-up copy is kept in a separate location so that any incident that might adversely affect the records would not affect the back-up copy. (1) The receipt book must be one issued by the Authority containing forms of receipt in triplicate.(2) If a reportable political donation in the form of money is received by the official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate, or a person authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act, the official agent or person must issue from the receipt book a receipt for the amount received.(3) The following particulars must be entered on each receipt in ink or indelible pencil:(a) the date of the receipt,(b) the amount of money received,(c) the form (cash, cheque or postal order) in which the money was received,(d) the name and address, or ABN (if any), of the person, body or organisation by whom or which or on whose behalf the amount was paid,(e) the purpose of the payment.(4) The receipt must be signed by the official agent or person authorised under section 96A (4) of the Act.(5) Carbon impressions of the receipt must be made on the duplicate and triplicate forms.(6) The duplicate form must be retained by the official agent for his or her records.(7) The triplicate form must be retained in the receipt book.(8) A receipt must be cancelled by writing the word “CANCELLED” across the face of the original and the 2 copies of the form.(9) The official agent must retain in the receipt book the original form of a cancelled receipt and the 2 copies until the book is lodged with the relevant Part 6 declaration.(10) Despite any other provision of this clause, receipts comply with this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and are generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the Authority. (1) The acknowledgment book must be one issued by the Authority containing forms of acknowledgment in triplicate.(2) If a reportable political donation that is a gift is received by the official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate, or a person authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act, the official agent or person must issue from the acknowledgment book an acknowledgment of the donation.(3) The following particulars must be entered on each acknowledgment in ink or indelible pencil:(a) the date of the acknowledgment,(b) the value of any gift donated,(c) a description of the gift,(d) the name and address, or ABN (if any), of the person, body or organisation by whom or which or on whose behalf the donation was made,(e) the purpose for which the donation was made.(4) The acknowledgment must be signed by the official agent or person authorised under section 96A (4) of the Act.(5) Carbon impressions of the acknowledgment must be made on the duplicate and triplicate forms.(6) The duplicate form must be retained by the official agent for his or her records.(7) The triplicate form must be retained in the acknowledgment book.(8) An acknowledgment must be cancelled by writing the word “CANCELLED” across the face of the original and the 2 copies of the form.(9) The official agent must retain in the acknowledgment book the original form of a cancelled acknowledgment and the 2 copies until the book is lodged with the relevant Part 6 declaration.(10) In this clause, gift does not include a gift in the form of money.(11) Despite any other provision of this clause, acknowledgments comply with this clause if they contain the information set out in subclause (3) and are generated by an electronic accounting system approved by the Authority. The petty cash book must be a book for recording cash payments for items of expenditure of $50 or less. (1) The cash book must be a book or books, the sheets of which are consecutively numbered.(2) The consecutive numbers of receipts issued or cheques drawn must be shown on the respective sheets.(3) If the loose-leaf principle is used, separate sheets may be kept for the receipts cash book and the payments cash book, and it is not necessary to number the sheets consecutively.(4) As soon as practicable after a transaction is effected, the official agent must enter:(a) on the receipts side of the cash book, on the receipts cash sheets or in the receipts cash book—particulars of all money received by the official agent of the elected member, group or candidate, or a person authorised by the official agent under section 96A (4) of the Act, by way of political donations, and(b) on the disbursements side of the cash book, on the payments cash sheets or in the payments cash book—particulars of all money disbursed by the official agent of the elected member, group or candidate, or any person so authorised, by way of electoral expenditure.(5) At the end of each month, the cash book or books must be balanced and the balance carried forward to the commencement of the next month.(6) At the end of each month:(a) the entries in the cash book or books must be compared with the pass book or statement of the relevant bank, credit union or building society, and(b) amounts credited to the bank, credit union or building society account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement for which no receipt had been written and amounts debited to the bank, credit union or building society account and appearing in the relevant pass book or statement for which no cheque had been drawn must be entered in the cash book or books.(7) Any necessary reconciliation (showing the balance in the bank, credit union or building society account as indicated in the relevant pass book or statement, and adding any money received but not banked and deducting any cheques drawn but not presented for payment) must be entered in the cash book at the end of the entries for the month. 28 Records of group or candidate to be retained The official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate must retain the accounting records for an election campaign for at least 3 years.Note. It is an offence under section 96I of the Act not to keep the records for 3 years. Division 4 Other matters relating to political donations and political expenditure 28A Receipt statement for reportable political donations A receipt issued for a reportable political donation must include a statement in the following form: 28B Persons who may not be appointed to accept political donations or make payments for electoral expenditure For the purposes of section 96A (4) of the Act, a person may not be appointed by an official agent to accept political donations to be made to the agent or to make payments for electoral expenditure from a campaign account by the agent if the person has been convicted of an offence referred to in section 27 of the Act that would disqualify the person from being appointed as a party agent or an official agent. (1) An elected member, candidate or group is exempted from section 96B (2) of the Act if the Authority has approved the operation of the campaign account by the elected member, candidate or group for a period, or for a purpose, specified by the Authority and the approval has not been revoked or otherwise ceased to have effect.(2) The Authority may only give an approval if it is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that warrant the giving of the approval. 28D Exemption from audit requirements (1) An elected member is exempted from section 96K of the Act if the Authority has given an approval that is in force under this clause.(2) The Authority may give an approval in either of the following cases:(a) where a Part 6 declaration contains a statement to the effect that no political donations were received and no electoral expenditure was incurred,(b) where the elected member to whom the declaration relates is not eligible to receive a payment under Part 5 of the Act.(3) The Authority may give an approval before or after the declaration is made and may revoke the approval at any time. The Authority may conduct a compliance audit of compliance with the requirements of Part 6 of the Act by a party, an elected member or a group or candidate. 28F Exemption from requirements to publish residential address of donors who are silent electors (1) The Authority is exempt from any requirement under section 95 of the Act to publish the residential address of a donor who is a silent elector that is contained in a disclosure of reportable political donations, if the Authority is aware that the donor is a silent elector.(2) In this clause, a silent elector means a person whose address is not entered on, or is deleted from, the Electoral Roll under section 104 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 of the Commonwealth. 29 Eligibility for appointment to Authority For the purposes of section 9 (2) (b) of the Act, the prescribed form of written notice to be lodged by a prospective appointed member or alternate is the statutory declaration as set out in Schedule 1. 29A Training requirements for party agents or official agents (1) For the purposes of section 27 (1) (e) of the Act, a person is not qualified for appointment as a party agent or an official agent unless the person has completed an authorised training program provided by or on behalf of the Authority for that purpose.(2) A person is taken to have completed a training program for the purposes of this clause if the person has been notified in writing by the Authority that the person has successfully completed the program.(3) The following persons are eligible for appointment as a party agent or an official agent without further training:(a) a Certified Practising Accountant member of CPA Australia, New South Wales Division,(b) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, New South Wales Branch, who holds a Certificate of Public Practice issued by that Institute,(c) a member of the National Institute of Accountants who holds Public Practice Certificate issued by that Institute.(4) A person is exempted from section 27 (1) (e) of the Act if the person is approved by the Authority for the purposes of this subclause on or before 29 August 2008. Any such exemption ceases to have effect if the person does not complete the requisite training program within 14 days after the person’s approval under this subclause (or within such shorter period as the Authority may direct when giving that approval).(5) The Authority may approve a person for the purposes of subclause (4) only if it is satisfied that, in all the circumstances of the case, it is not practicable to require completion of the training course before the appointment of the agent. 30 Determination of value of property disposed of (1) The Authority may appoint or approve any of the following persons to assess the value of property disposed of if it is of the opinion that the value of the property has not been correctly stated:(a) in respect of real property—persons who are registered as valuers under the Valuers Act 2003,(b) in respect of property other than real property—persons who have, for a period of (or for periods totalling not less than) 5 years, been engaged in making valuations of property of the same kind as the property disposed of.(2) However, the Authority may not appoint or approve any of the following persons to assess the value of the property:(a) candidates,(b) party or official agents,(c) persons who are not eligible under section 9 (1) of the Act for appointment as appointed members or alternates for appointed members of the Authority,(d) persons appointed to any office or position under the Act,(e) persons appointed to any office or position under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912.(3) A valuation made by a person appointed or approved in accordance with this clause is, for the purposes of the Act, taken to be a true valuation of the amount of a contribution or expenditure consisting of a disposition of property. 31 Accounts and records to be kept to facilitate audit The official agent of a party, group or candidate must keep all accounts, records, documents and papers that relate directly or indirectly to an expenditure referred to in a claim for a Part 5 payment or any matter required to be set out in a Part 6 declaration in such a manner as:(a) to disclose a true and fair view of the transactions of the party, group or candidate, and(b) to enable an auditor conveniently and properly to issue a certificate under section 75 or 96K of the Act. 32 Direction by Authority to lodge certain records (1) If a claim for a Part 5 payment or a Part 6 declaration is not validly lodged or is, in the opinion of the Authority, incorrect in a material particular, the Authority may by notice in writing require:(a) a current or former elected member, party, group or candidate, or(b) a current or former agent of an elected member or a party, group or candidate,to lodge with the Authority within the time specified in the notice such records as the Authority may require of political donations made or received or electoral expenditure incurred by the party, group or candidate.(2) A person must not fail to comply with any such requirement. (1) This clause applies to any video tape, film or transparency that is used:(a) for the purposes of an advertisement appearing on television or at a cinema, and(b) at the direction, or with the approval, of a party or an official agent of an elected member or a group or candidate.(2) The party or an official agent of the elected member, group or candidate must retain any such video tape, film or transparency for a period of 12 months after the date of the last presentation of the advertisement concerned. (1) This clause applies to any advertising material in respect of which electoral expenditure is incurred by an elected member or a party, group or candidate (other than material required to be retained under clause 33).(2) The party or the official agent of the party, elected member, group or candidate (as the case requires) must keep the following advertising material for a period of 3 years after the date of the last presentation of the advertisement concerned as a record of electoral expenditure incurred in respect of that advertisement:(a) a copy of the text of any radio or internet advertisement,(b) if the expenditure is incurred in respect of an advertisement in one or more newspapers or periodicals:(i) a full page of a newspaper or periodical in which the advertisement is displayed, and(ii) a statement identifying the advertisement and listing the name of each newspaper and periodical in which the advertisement was published, the size of the advertisement and the date of each publication,(c) if the expenditure is incurred in respect of other printed election campaign material, a copy of each printed item.Note. It is an offence under section 96I of the Act to fail to keep the material for 3 years. Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Election Funding Regulation 1999, had effect under that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation. Schedule 1 Statutory declaration of eligibility for appointment (Clause 29) I [full name] of [residential address] do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am not ineligible for appointment as an appointed member/alternate for an appointed member* of the Election Funding Authority by reason of any of the matters set out in section 9 (1) of the Election Funding Act 1981, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of the Oaths Act 1900. Declared before me on the [date and place]. Declarant [Print name and insert signature] Justice of the Peace [Print name and insert signature] [*Delete whichever does not apply]
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Table of amending instruments Election Funding and Disclosures Regulation 2004 (formerly Election Funding Regulation 2004) published in Gazette No 138 of 27.8.2004, p 6741. This Regulation has been amended as follows:
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