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New South Wales
Developer Donations (Anti-Corruption)
Bill 2003
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Acts 2
Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts 3
b03-957-42.p01
New South Wales
Developer Donations (Anti-Corruption)
Bill 2003
No , 2003
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Election Funding Act 1981 and the Local Government
Act 1993 so as to provide for disclosure of donations; to make other provisions
aimed at preventing corruption; and for other purposes.
Clause 1 Developer Donations (Anti-Corruption) Bill 2003
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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
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1 Name of Act
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This Act is the Developer Donations (Anti-Corruption)
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Act 2003.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
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3 Amendment of Acts
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The Acts specified in Schedule 1 are amended as set out in that
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Schedule.
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Schedule 1 Amendment of Acts 1
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(Section 3)
1.1 Election Funding Act 1981 No 78 3
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[1] Part 6 Political contributions and electoral expenditure
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Insert after the heading to Part 6:
Division 1 Interpretation 6
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82A Interpretation
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(1) In this Part:
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donors form means a form in or to the effect of the form
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approved under section 89D.
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independent member of Parliament means a member of the
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Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council who is not a
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member of a party.
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political contribution means a gift:
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(a) to a party, independent member of Parliament, group or
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candidate, or
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(b) to a person (other than a party, independent member of
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Parliament, member of a group or candidate) who
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incurs electoral expenditure, but only if the whole or
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part of the gift is used by the person to enable the person
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to incur electoral expenditure or to reimburse the person
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for incurring that expenditure.
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(2) For the purposes of this Part, 2 or more gifts made by the same
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person, body or organisation are taken to be one gift.
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(3) Corporations that are taken to be related to each other for the
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purposes of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth
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are to be regarded as a single corporation for the purposes of
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this Part.
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(4) An amount paid by a person as a contribution, entry fee or
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other payment to entitle that or any other person to participate
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in or otherwise obtain any benefit from a fund-raising venture
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or function is a gift for the purposes of this Part.
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(5) A gift to an independent member of Parliament or candidate
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is not a political contribution if the gift was made in a private
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capacity to the member or candidate for his or her personal
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use and the member or candidate has not used, and will not
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use, the gift solely or substantially for a purpose related to an
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election.
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(6) For the purposes of this Part:
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(a) a payment under this Act, and
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(b) an annual subscription paid to a party by a member of
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the party,
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are not political contributions.
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82B Meaning of "major developer"
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(1) In this Part, major developer means a person who has, in any
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5-year period, lodged a development application or
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applications relating to the carrying out of development on
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any one or more parcels of land if the estimated cost of
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carrying out the development (as specified in the development
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application or applications) totals $5,000,000 or more.
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the carrying out of
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development on a parcel of land if it is intended that at least
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75 per cent of the total floor area of any buildings on the land
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after the development has been carried out will initially be
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occupied by the person carrying out the development for a
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period of at least 12 months.
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(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), an intention to occupy land
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must be evidenced by a letter or other document stating that
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intention submitted to the consent authority in connection
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with the relevant development application or by a statutory
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declaration.
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(4) Despite subsection (1), a person is not a major developer on
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any particular day if, in the period of 5 years immediately
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preceding that day, no development application has been
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lodged by the person that would have contributed to the
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person being a person to whom subsection (1) applies.
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(5) If a corporation is a major developer, every director of the
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corporation is taken to be a major developer.
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(6) In this clause, development and development application
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have the same meanings as in the Environmental Planning
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and Assessment Act 1979.
Division 2 Declarations of political contributions and 37
electoral expenditure 38
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[2] Section 85 1
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Omit the section. Insert instead:
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85 Obligation of candidates to make declarations
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(1) Within 14 days after a person becomes a candidate, the
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registered official agent of the candidate must lodge with the
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Authority a declaration of political contributions received by
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the candidate during the period:
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(a) commencing on:
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(i) where the candidate was registered at any time in
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the Register of Candidates for the previous
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general election--the 31st day after the polling
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day for that previous general election, or
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(ii) where the candidate was registered at any time in
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the Register of Candidates for a by-election (not
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being the current election) following the previous
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general election--the 31st day after the polling
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day for that by-election, or
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(iii) the day that is 12 months before the day on which
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the candidate was nominated for election at the
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current election,
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whichever first occurs, and
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(b) ending on the day on which the candidate was
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nominated for election at the current election.
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(2) Within 120 days after the day for the return of the writs for a
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general election or by-election (the current election), the
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registered official agent of each candidate nominated for
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election at the election must lodge with the Authority a
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declaration of political contributions received during the
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period commencing on the day on which the candidate was
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nominated for election at the current election and ending on
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the 30th day after the polling day for the current election.
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(3) Within 120 days after the day for the return of the writs for a
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general election or by-election, the registered official agent of
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each candidate nominated for election at the election must
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lodge with the Authority a declaration of electoral
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expenditure incurred during the period:
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(a) commencing on:
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(i) where the candidate was registered at any time in
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the Register of Candidates for the previous
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general election--the 31st day after the polling
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day for that previous general election, or
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(ii) where the candidate was registered at any time in
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the Register of Candidates for a by-election (not
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being the current election) following the previous
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general election--the 31st day after the polling
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day for that by-election, or
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(iii) the day that is 12 months before the day on which
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the candidate was nominated for election at the
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current election,
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whichever first occurs, and
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(b) ending on the 30th day after the polling day for the
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current election.
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[3] Section 85A Obligation of persons (other than parties etc) to make
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disclosure
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Omit section 85A (3) and (4).
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[4] Section 86 Form and manner of disclosure
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Omit "under this Part" wherever occurring.
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Insert instead "under this Division".
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[5] Section 87 Political contributions that are required to be disclosed
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Omit "under this Part" wherever occurring from section 87 (1) and (1A).
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Insert instead "under this Division".
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[6] Section 87 (1AA), (2), (6) and (7)
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Omit the subsections.
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[7] Section 87A Prohibition on receiving gifts of unknown source 1
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Renumber the section as section 89A and move to Division 3 of Part 6 (as
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inserted by item [11]).
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[8] Section 89 Additional matters to be included in declaration
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Omit "Subject to section 87 (2), there shall be included in a declaration
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made under this Part".
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Insert instead "Subject to section 82A (5), a declaration under this
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Division is to include".
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[9] Section 89 (b)
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Omit "section 87 (7) (b)". Insert instead "section 82A (6) (b)".
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[10] Section 89 (c)
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Omit "section 87 (1AA)". Insert instead "section 82A (4)".
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[11] Part 6, Divisions 3 and 4
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Insert after section 89:
Division 3 Prohibited political contributions 15
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89B Prohibited political contributions
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(1) This section applies to the following persons:
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(a) a major developer,
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(b) a person who has been found guilty of an offence
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involving bribery or corruption.
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(2) A person to whom this section applies must not, directly or
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indirectly, make a political contribution.
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Maximum penalty (subsection (2)): 20 penalty units.
Division 4 Continuous disclosure of political 24
contributions 25
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89C Political contributions not to be accepted without donors form
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(1) The following must not accept a political contribution from
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any person or organisation that exceeds an amount of $1,000
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or, when added to other political contributions received from
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that person or organisation in the immediately preceding
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12-month period exceeds an amount of $1,000, unless the
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political contribution is accompanied by a donors form
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completed by the person or organisation that made the
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political contribution:
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(a) a party,
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(b) a person acting on behalf of a party,
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(c) a group,
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(d) a person acting on behalf of a group,
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(e) an independent member of Parliament,
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(f) a person acting on behalf of an independent member of
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Parliament,
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(g) a candidate,
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(h) a person acting on behalf of a candidate.
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Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(2) A party, person or group referred to in subsection (1) (a)-(h)
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must, within 21 days of receiving a donors form, lodge the
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donors form with the Authority.
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Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, a party, person or group
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referred to in subsection (1) (a)-(h) does not accept a political
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contribution in the form of a cheque until the cheque is
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deposited in an account in an authorised deposit-taking
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institution.
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89D Donors form
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(1) The Authority may approve a donors form for the purposes of
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this Division.
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(2) The donors form must require the person or organisation
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completing the form to state:
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(a) the amount (if a gift of money) or an estimated value (if
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a gift in kind) of the political contribution made by the
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person or organisation (the donor) to the party, person
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or group concerned, and
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(b) details of all political contributions made by the donor
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to the party, person or group concerned in the 12-month
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period immediately preceding the donor's latest
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political contribution to that party, person or group, and
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(c) the donor's postal address, and
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(d) the donor's residential address (in the case of a natural
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person) or head office address (in the case of a
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corporation), and
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(e) that the donor is not a major developer, and
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(f) that the donor has not been convicted of an offence
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involving bribery or corruption, and
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(g) that the donor is not making the political contribution
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concerned on behalf of a major developer or a person
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who has been convicted of an offence involving bribery
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or corruption, and
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(h) whether the donor is making the political contribution
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on behalf of an unincorporated association and, if so,
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details regarding that association, and
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(i) if the donor is a corporation, details of the corporation
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including the names of all directors of the corporation
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and a description of the corporation's main activities.
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89E Publication of donors forms
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(1) The Authority must publish each donors form lodged with it
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in a public register and on the Internet within 14 days of its
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receipt.
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(2) The public register must be kept available for public
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inspection at the offices of the Authority at all reasonable
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times and for a reasonable fee as determined by the Authority.
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[12] Section 89A (5) (b) and (c) (as renumbered by item [7])
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Omit the paragraphs.
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[13] Part 6, Division 5, heading
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Insert before section 90:
Division 5 Miscellaneous 29
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[14] Section 97 False statements
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Insert "or donors form" after "declaration" in section 97 (1).
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1.2 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 1
No 203 2
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[1] Section 76A Development that needs consent
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Insert after section 76A (7):
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(7A) Sections 40 (Notice of statutory rules to be tabled) and 41
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(Disallowance of statutory rules) of the Interpretation Act
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1987 apply to a notice under subsection (7) (b) in the same
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way as those sections apply to a statutory rule.
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[2] Section 88A Development applications directed to be referred to
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the Minister for determination
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Insert "in writing" after "direct" in section 88A (1).
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[3] Section 88A (1A) and (1B)
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Insert after section 88A (1):
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(1A) The Minister must publish any direction made under
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subsection (1) in the Gazette.
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(1B) Sections 40 (Notice of statutory rules to be tabled) and 41
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(Disallowance of statutory rules) of the Interpretation Act
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1987 apply to a direction under subsection (1) in the same
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way as those sections apply to a statutory rule.
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[4] Section 88A (2)
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Omit "On giving the direction".
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Insert instead "On the expiry of the period during which either House of
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Parliament may under section 41 of the Interpretation Act 1987 disallow
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the direction".
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[5] Section 89 Carrying out of prohibited development
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Insert after section 89 (1):
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(1A) The Minister must publish any direction made under
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subsection (1) in the Gazette.
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(1B) Sections 40 (Notice of statutory rules to be tabled) and 41
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(Disallowance of statutory rules) of the Interpretation Act
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1987 apply to a direction under subsection (1) in the same
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way as those sections apply to a statutory rule.
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[6] Section 89 (2) 1
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Omit "On giving the direction".
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Insert instead "On the expiry of the period during which either House of
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Parliament may under section 41 of the Interpretation Act 1987 disallow
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the direction".
1.3 Local Government Act 1993 No 30 6
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Chapter 10, Part 8, heading
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Omit the heading. Insert instead:
Part 8 Disclosure of election funding and 9
expenditure 10
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