Election Funding and Disclosures Amendment Bill 2010

  • Assented on 16/11/2010 - Act No 95 of 2010 (GG No. 129, 19/11/2010, p. 5504).

Long Title

An Act to amend the Election Funding and Disclosures Act 1981 with respect to election funding, expenditure and disclosures and other matters

Explanatory Notes

Explanatory note This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. Overview of Bill The object of this Bill is to amend the Election Funding and Disclosures Act 1981 (the principal Act) to make major reforms to political donations and election campaign expenditure and funding for State elections. In particular, the Bill imposes caps on political donations and electoral communication expenditure and provides instead for an increase in public funding for State electio...  
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Digest

See Digest 15 of 2010, dated 08/11/2010 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

Agreement in Principle/Second Reading Speeches

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Legislative Assembly Minister's
"Agreement in Principle" Speech
Legislative Council Minister's 2R Speech
LA 9510.pdf LC 9510.pdf

Tracking through the Houses

  • Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly: Legislative Council:
  • Member with Carriage: Keneally, Kristina
  • Introduced: Thu 28 Oct 2010
  • "Agreement in Principle" Speech: Thu 28 Oct 2010
  • Agreed to in Principle LA: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Considered in Detail: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Date Declared by Speaker with amendments: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Member with Carriage: Hatzistergos, John
  • Introduced: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • First Reading: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Minister's 2R Speech: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Second Reading: Wed 10 Nov 2010
  • Date Committed: Wed 10 November 2010
  • Report Adopted: Thu 11 Nov 2010 am
  • Third Reading: Thu 11 Nov 2010 am
  • Date Passed with an amdt: Thu 11 Nov 2010 am
  • Returned to LA: Thu 11 Nov 2010 am
  • LA agrees with amendment: Thu 11 Nov 2010
  • Passed Parliament: Thu 11 Nov 2010

Text of Bill as passed by both Houses

b2010-055-d13-House.pdf

Assent

  • Assented: Tue 16 Nov 2010