Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
20When appropriate donor information is obtained
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20 When appropriate donor information is obtained
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person (the first person) obtains appropriate donor information in relation to a person (the donor) who is a person making a gift, or a person on whose behalf a gift is made, establishing that the donor is not a foreign donor, if the first person obtains information or a document in accordance with this section.
(2) If the donor is a natural person, the appropriate donor information is –
(a) the particulars relating to the natural person set out in a current Commonwealth roll; or
(b) a copy of a passport, of a certificate evidencing the natural person’s naturalisation or of any other document evidencing the natural person’s Australian citizenship; or
(c) a copy of a visa evidencing the natural person’s permanent residency in Australia; or
(d) a copy of the natural person’s Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa under the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth (or, if that Subclass ceases to exist, the kind of visa that replaces that visa); or
(e) any information, or a copy of any document, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.
(3) If the donor is a body corporate incorporated in Australia, the appropriate donor information is –
(a) a copy of the certificate of the donor’s incorporation in Australia; or
(b) particulars of the donor’s registration with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission evidencing the donor’s incorporation in Australia; or
(c) any information, or a copy of any document, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.
(4) If the donor is an incorporated or unincorporated body of persons, the appropriate donor information is –
(a) copies of at least 3 recent minutes or other official documents of the donor, in accordance with subsection (5) , evidencing that high-level decisions of the donor are made in Australia, such as –