Summary
Amends the:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
in relation to: the disclosure threshold; disclosure and publication of donations; misleading or deceptive electoral or referendum matter; definition of gift; prohibited donors; government advertising; postal vote applications; independent campaign entities; and nomination of candidates;
Privacy Act 1988
to remove exemptions relating to data protection that apply to political parties and members of Parliament; Spam Act 2003 to remove exemptions relating to unsolicited electronic messages that apply to political parties; and
Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to provide that independent candidates are treated the same as registered political parties under the provisions of the Act.