Local Government Act 2019
148Campaign donation return
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148 Campaign donation return (1) Each candidate for election who received a donation or loan during the disclosure period for that election must give a campaign donation return for the disclosure period to the Electoral Commission within 40 days after the expiry of the disclosure period. (2) The campaign donation return must be in the form approved by the Electoral Commission. (3) Despite subsection (1), a candidate for election is not required to give a campaign donation return for: (a) a donation from a person or entity if the amount or value of the donation and the sum of all other donations made by the person or entity to the candidate during the disclosure period for the election is less than $200; or
Local Government Act 2019 90 (b) a loan from a person or entity (the lender) to the candidate if: (i) the lender is an ADI; or (ii) the amount or value of the loan is less than $1 500.