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Electoral Funding Act 2018
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#### 57 Exception to aggregation for small donations at fundraising ventures and functions
57 Exception to aggregation for small donations at fundraising ventures and functions
> > (1) This section applies to a political donation that—
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> > > (a) is of an amount of $100 or less, and
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> > > (b) was made by a person at a fundraising venture or function, and
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> > > (c) was the only such donation made by that person at that venture or function.
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> > (2) The provisions of sections 6 and 23 relating to the aggregation of political donations—
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> > > (a) do not apply in relation to the acceptance of a political donation to which this section applies by a party, elected member, group, candidate, associated entity or third-party campaigner, and
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> > > (b) do apply in relation to the making of a political donation to which this section applies.
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> Note.
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> Section 19(3) (Small donations) requires disclosure of political donations (that are not reportable political donations) to include disclosure of—
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> > (a) the total amount of those donations during the relevant disclosure period, and
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> > (b) the total number of persons who made those donations.
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> Section 19(5) (Fundraising ventures or functions) requires disclosure of political donations in connection with fundraising ventures or functions to include—
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> > (a) either the net or gross proceeds of each such venture or function (together with a disclosure as to whether the amount is the net or gross proceeds), and
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> > (b) details of each such venture or function (including a brief description of its nature and the date on which or period in which it was held),
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> but not any amount of those proceeds that is separately disclosed as a political donation.
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> **s 57:** Am 2022 No 57, Sch 3\[14\].