📜 Electoral Amendment Bill 2023
The Electoral Amendment Bill 2023 amends the Electoral Act 1907 to improve disclosure laws for political donations, introduce expenditure caps for election campaigns, and ban foreign political donations. It also updates definitions and reporting requirements.
Impact
Political parties, associated entities, candidates, and donors are affected. The changes aim to increase transparency and fairness in WA elections by limiting spending and preventing foreign influence.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC15 June 2023
Penalty Provisions1 found
unlawful receipt of a gift from a foreign donor
“(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.”
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