Summary
Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
,
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Enrolment Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2004
and
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
in relation to: closure of the electoral rolls; proof of identity for enrolment and provisional voting; financial disclosure requirements in non-election periods; access to the electoral roll and its use; political party registration; paid electoral advertising on the Internet; candidate nomination deposits; prisoner voting entitlements; location of Divisional Offices; abolition of broadcasters and publishers returns; and the disclosure of political donations; and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to increase the tax deductibility value of contributions and gifts to political parties, independent candidates and members; and makes consequential amendments to the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
. Also provides for the automatic de-registration and requirement for re-registration of certain political parties.