17How are disclosures to be made

#### 17 How are disclosures to be made 17 How are disclosures to be made (cf section 91(2)–(6) EFED Act) > > (1) Disclosures are to be made in a declaration lodged with the Electoral Commission in a manner and form— > > > > > (a) determined by the regulations (if any), and > > > > > (b) subject to the regulations, approved by the Electoral Commission. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations or an approval by the Electoral Commission may make provision for an electronic or internet-based system of lodgment of declarations of disclosures. > > > (3) A declaration lodged under this section must be accompanied by the documents and information prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) A declaration lodged under this section in relation to a relevant disclosure period or a half-yearly period is to contain a statement to the effect that all disclosures required to be made in relation to the period— > > > > > (a) have been made, and > > > > > (b) are true and correct. > > > (5) A declaration is required to be lodged under this section in relation to a relevant disclosure period or half-yearly period even if it does not contain any disclosures. > > > (6) For the purposes of this Act (including this section and sections 14, 22 and 141)— > > > > > (a) the declaration is taken to be the making of a disclosure required by this Part, and > > > > > (b) the time required by this Part for lodging the declaration is taken to be the time prescribed by sections 15 and 16 for the making of disclosures under this Part. > > > (7) The regulations may provide for a single declaration of disclosures by the following— > > > > > (a) a person or other entity who, in a relevant disclosure period or half-yearly period or in relation to any particular political donations or electoral expenditure, qualifies as more than one of the following— > > > > > > > (i) an associated entity, > > > > > > > (ii) a third-party campaigner, > > > > > > > (iii) a major political donor, > > > > > (b) a party agent of a registered party in relation to— > > > > > > > (i) the party, and > > > > > > > (ii) elected members, candidates and groups of candidates who are members of the party, and > > > > > > > (iii) associated entities of the party. > > > > The single declaration of disclosures referred to in paragraph (b) is to separately identify the disclosures relating to the party and to each member, candidate, group or associated entity. > > > (8) Disclosures in a declaration lodged under this section are required to be vouched for in the manner prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 17:** Am 2022 No 57, Sch 3\[7\]; 2026 No 6, Sch 2\[9\].