Australian Electoral Commission
An organisation which:
It can include companies holding assets for a political party, investment or trust funds, fundraising organisations, groups and clubs, and trade unions or corporate members of political parties.
A campaign committee, in relation to a candidate or group, means a body of persons appointed or engaged to form a committee to assist the campaign of the candidate or group in an election.
Debt is any sum for which a legal obligation to pay exists as at the end of the financial year. It includes loans, mortgages, leases, unpaid invoices and goods and services received but not yet paid for.
Detailed disclosure must be made of receipts totalling more than $13 000 and debts totalling more than $13 000 at 30 June 2016. This threshold is indexed each year.
A person, organisation or other body other than a political party, an associated entity or a candidate in a federal election who is under an obligation to furnish a disclosure return because they made a donation.
Any disposition of property made by a person to another person, otherwise than by will, and without consideration or with inadequate consideration.
Non-cash donations. For example, receipt of an asset or service, discounts other than in the normal course of business and non-commercial or excessive payment for goods or services (including membership). Gifts-in-kind must be disclosed for an amount that reflects the fair value, that is, normally the commercial or sale value of the item or service.
Examples of gifts-in-kind:
The disclosure threshold is indexed to the All Groups Consumer Price Index. A listing of disclosure thresholds is available.
A Senate group endorsed by more than one political party.
Annual returns cover a financial year that is the period from 1 July to 30 June.
Disclosure returns are available for inspection by the public at www.aec.gov.au, through public access terminals in AEC State Offices located in each state and territory capital city and at the AEC National Office in Canberra. Annual returns are made available from the first working day in February each year.
A political party registered with the AEC or any state or territory branch of a federally registered political party. Registration with a state or territory electoral authority does not confer federal registration.
Section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001 provides that where a body corporate is:
Transactions of related body corporates should be consolidated when determining whether the disclosure threshold has been reached.
Two or more candidates for election to the Senate who made a written request to the AEC with their nominations that their names be grouped on the ballot-paper, or grouped in a specified order.
A branch or division of a federally registered political party organised on the basis of a state or territory. State branches are treated as separate political parties for funding and disclosure purposes.
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.
A term used to describe a person or organisation who incurs political expenditure, other than political parties, candidates, Senate groups and donors.
A service provided free of charge to a party by an office-holder of the party or a party member, or any other person where that service is not one for which that person normally receives payment. Volunteer labour provided to a registered political party does not need to be disclosed as a gift by that person or the registered political party.
Examples of volunteer labour: