16Contributions to travel

16 Contributions to travel

16 Contributions to travel

(1) A Member must disclose—

(a) the name and address of each person who made a financial or other contribution to travel undertaken by the Member during the parliamentary term, and

(b) the dates on which the travel was undertaken, and

(c) the name of each State, Territory and foreign country in which the travel was undertaken.

(2) A financial or other contribution to travel undertaken by a Member is not required to be disclosed if—

(a) the contribution was made from public funds, including a contribution arising from travel on free passes issued under an Act or from travel in government vehicles, or

(b) the contribution was made by a relative of the Member, or

(c) the contribution was made in the ordinary course of an occupation of the Member that is not related to the Member’s duties as a Member, or

(d) the amount of the contribution was not greater than $250, unless—

(i) the contribution was one of 2 or more contributions made by one person during a 12-month period, and

(ii) the amount of the contributions was greater than $250 in total, or

(e) the contribution was a political contribution disclosed, or required to be disclosed, under the Electoral Funding Act 2018, Part 3, or

(f) the contribution was made by a political party of which the Member was a member and the travel was undertaken—

(i) for the political activity of the party in New South Wales, or

(ii) to enable the Member to represent the party in Australia.

(3) For this section, the amount of a contribution, other than a financial contribution, is an amount equal to the value of the contribution.