31 January 2003

The 2001/2002 Annual Returns for Political Parties, Associated Entities and Donors will be made available for public inspection from Monday 3 February 2003 at 9:00am (ESST).

Interested parties may access the annual returns on the AEC's website (www.aec.gov.au) or by purchasing a CD ROM from AEC Head Offices in capital cities and Central Office in Canberra at a cost of $37.00 (inclusive of GST).

The website provides a range of options for analysing the information and also includes a subscriber update service and additional information on the Funding and Disclosure scheme.

Paper copies are also available for inspection during office hours at the AEC's Central Office at West Block, Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT or by request at AEC Head Offices.

Please note that the annual disclosure returns section of the AEC's website will be unavailable from the evening of Friday 31 January 2003 until 9am on Monday 3 February 2003 to allow the new data to be loaded.

Media Contact:	Kathy Mitchell
	Director
	Funding and Disclosure
	Ph: (02) 6271 4413