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📜 Electoral Amendment Bill 2020

Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report TabledLABill 10025 June 2020

The Electoral Amendment Bill 2020 amends the Electoral Act 1907 to improve political donation disclosure laws, introduce campaign expenditure caps, and ban foreign political donations in Western Australia.

Impact

Political parties, candidates, associated entities, and donors are affected. The changes aim to increase transparency and fairness in WA elections by limiting the influence of money, especially from foreign sources.

Key Changes

["Introduces expenditure caps for election campaigns.", "Bans political donations from foreign donors.", "Requires quarterly disclosure of political donations and income above $1,000.", "Updates the definition of 'Australian citizen'.", "Removes the option to satisfy state disclosure requirements by lodging a Commonwealth return."]

Parliamentary Progress

LA IntroducedLA25 June 2020
LA Second Reading MovedLA25 June 2020
LA AmendedLA13 Aug 2020
LA Third ReadingLA13 Aug 2020
LA Consideration in DetailLA13 Aug 2020
LA Second Reading AgreedLA13 Aug 2020
LC Second Reading MovedLC12 Nov 2020

Affected Sectors

public_sector

Penalty Provisions2 found

civil · criminal

175RA(5)Civilfine

If a person receives a gift and, by virtue of subsection (3), it is unlawful for the person to receive the gift, an amount equal to the amount or value of the gift is payable by the person to the State and may be recovered by the State as a debt due to the State by action, in a court of competent jurisdiction

“(5) If a person receives a gift and, by virtue of subsection (3), it is unlawful for the person to receive the gift, an amount equal to the amount or value of the gift is payable by the person to the State and may be recovered by the State as a debt due to the State by action, in a court of competent jurisdiction, against — (a) in the case of a gift to or for the benefit of a political party — (i) if the party is a body corporate, the party; or (ii) in any other case, the agent of the party; or (b) in the case of a gift to or for the benefit of a candidate, the candidate or the agent of the candidate; or (c) in the case of a gift to or for the benefit of a group, a person included in the group or the agent of the group; or (d) in the case of a gift to a person (not being a political party, a candidate or a group), the person.”

175SOCriminal

Offence if applicable expenditure cap exceeded

“175SO. Offence if applicable expenditure cap exceeded”

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