Electoral Amendment Bill 2020
Legislation Committee· 12 November 2020general_report
The WA Legislation Committee reviewed the Electoral Amendment Bill 2020, focusing on political donation disclosures, foreign donation bans, and electoral expenditure caps. The committee suggests amending the donation disclosure threshold and questions the need for quarterly reporting. While supporting a foreign donation ban, they seek clarification on enforcement. A majority opposes expenditure caps.
Impact
Political parties, donors, the WA Electoral Commission, and the public are affected. The changes aim to increase transparency and fairness in elections.
public_sectorfinanceelectoral amendment bill 2020political donationsforeign donationsexpenditure capsdisclosure lawsWAECelection campaignspolitical financetransparencyquarterly reporting
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Tenders WA
Opportunities, awards, agencies and contract values.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles and party breakdowns.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.