New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ELECTION FUNDING AND DISCLOSURES REGULATION 2009

- Made under the Election Funding and Disclosures Act 1981
- As at 1 September 2009
- Reg 438 of 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - PUBLIC FUNDING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

   4.      Maximum expenditure allowed on audit
   5.      Expenditure excluded from claim for Part 5 payment
   6.      Vouching of election campaign expenditure in claim for Part 5 payment
   7.      Part 5 payments generally
   8.      Part 5 payments to joint party group

   PART 3 - POLITICAL DONATIONS AND ELECTORAL EXPENDITURE

           Division 1 - Vouching

   9.      Vouching for political donations
   10.     Vouching for electoral expenditure relating to advertising

           Division 2 - Accounting records of party

   11.     Party records
   12.     Party records may be maintained by computer
   13.     Maintenance of party records other than by computer
   14.     Receipt book
   15.     Acknowledgment book
   16.     Deposit book
   17.     Cash book
   18.     Journal
   19.     Ledger
   20.     Party records to be retained
   21.     Alternative system of accounts

           Division 3 - Accounting records of elected member, group or candidate

   22.     Records of elected member, group or candidate
   23.     Accounting records may be maintained by computer
   24.     Receipt book
   25.     Acknowledgment book
   26.     Petty cash book
   27.     Cash book
   28.     Records of elected members, groups and candidates to be retained

           Division 4 - Other matters relating to political donations and political expenditure

   29.     Receipt statement for reportable political donations
   30.     Persons who may not be appointed to accept political donations or make payments for electoral expenditure
   31.     Campaign accounts
   32.     Exemption from audit requirements
   33.     Compliance audits
   34.     Exemption from requirements to publish residential address of donors who are silent electors

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

   35.     Eligibility for appointment to Authority
   36.     Training requirements for party agents or official agents
   37.     Determination of value of property disposed of
   38.     Accounts and records to be kept to facilitate audit
   39.     Direction by Authority to lodge certain records
   40.     DVDs, video tapes and films
   41.     Other advertising
   42.     Savings
           SCHEDULE 1