Election funding, disclosures and compliance webinar

0:00 Intro and changes to electoral funding laws
3:50 Candidate and Group Registration
6:48 Managing and disclosing donations and expenditure
10:35 What is a political donation
12:26 Donation Caps
15:52 Steps when receiving a donation
16:37 Loans and Fundraising
18:18 Prohibited Donors & Unlawful political Donations
19:44 Indirect Campaign Contributions
21:01 Electoral Expenditures
22:00 Caps on Electoral Expenditure
24:17 What to do When Electoral Expenditure is Incurred
25:00 Re-use of Election Material
26:18 Disclosing political donation and expenditure
28:16 How to Submit a Disclosure
29:16 Enforcing Electoral Funding Laws
30:38 Further Resources
This webinar will provide information to political participants including candidates, political parties and elected members for the 2024 NSW Local Government elections to be held Saturday, 14 September 2024.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
• Electoral funding and campaign finance laws
• Register to start campaigning
• Official agent responsibilities
• Managing political donations and electoral expenditure:
-Campaign accounts
-Donation caps
-Prohibited donors
-Expenditure caps
-Disclosure obligations
• Electoral material
• Registration of electoral material
• Allegations, offences, compliance
• Key dates
• Resources and support
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Having technical difficulties? Text 0417 176 075
For more information on upcoming webinars, visit elections.nsw.gov.au/
Register for future webinars at eventbrite.com.au/o/new-south-wales-electoral-commission-32992843493
Contact Us
Office Hours: 9am - 5pm
Candidate helpdesk: 1300 022 011
Contact us through the website: visit elections.nsw.gov.au/contact-us and complete the ‘Contact us’ form