- Date
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25 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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CHANEY, Kate, MP
- Summary
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Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
in relation to: lowering the disclosure threshold to $1,000; real-time disclosure of donations; prohibiting misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; broadening the definition of gift; funding disclosure requirements; introduction of a major-donor donation cap; prohibiting certain political donations; limiting pre-election government advertising; and postal vote processes; and Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
and Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to provide that registered independent candidates are treated the same as political parties.