44Significant political donors

44 Significant political donors

(1)  If a reportable political donation is, during an election campaign period in relation to an election in respect of an Assembly division or a Council division, made, by a significant political donor, to or for the benefit of a Member for the division or a candidate in relation to the election, the official agent in relation to the significant political donor is required to disclose the donation in a donation declaration that is lodged under section 49 within 7 days after the day on which the political donation is made.

(2)  If a reportable political donation is, during an election campaign period in relation to an election in respect of an Assembly division, made, by or on behalf of a significant political donor, to a person who is or becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to the election, the official agent in relation to the significant political donor is required to disclose the donation in a donation declaration that is lodged under section 49 within 7 days after whichever of the following days occurs last:

(a) the day on which the person becomes a third-party campaigner in relation to the election;

(b) the day on which the political donation is made.

(3)  [Section 44 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 1 of 2025, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2025] If a reportable political donation –

(a) is, within a monthly period, made, by a significant political donor, to or for the benefit of a Member for a division or a candidate in relation to an election in respect of a division; and

(b) is not made within an election campaign period, in relation to an election in respect of the division, all or part of which is within that monthly period –

the official agent in relation to the significant political donor is required to disclose the donation in a donation declaration that is lodged under section 49 within the monthly period after the monthly period in which the political donation was received or made.

(4)  If a reportable political donation is, during an election campaign period in relation to an election, made by or on behalf of a significant political donor to or for the benefit of –