Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the City of Brisbane Act 2010, the Electoral Act 1992, the Electoral Regulation 2013, the Integrity Act 2009, the Local Government Act 2009, the Local Government Electoral Act 2011, the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 in relation to electoral funding and expenditure, and for other particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement This Act, other than the following provisions, commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) section 74; (b) section 76; (c) section 78(1) and (3); (d) sections 83 and 84; (e) section 91, to the extent it inserts new part 11 heading and new section 294; (f) section 93(1), (3) and (5); (g) section 94; (h) sections 96 to 99; (i) section 102; (j) section 105; (k) section 120; (l) chapter 5, part 3.

Chapter 2 Amendments relating to funding and expenditure for State elections

Part 1 Amendment of Electoral Act 1992

3 Act amended This part amends the Electoral Act 1992. Note— See also the amendments in chapter 3 and schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 2 (Definitions) (1) Section 2, definitions 2013–2014 financial year, disposition of property, journal, political donation, registered, relevant election, source and special reporting period— omit. (2) Section 2— insert— 6-month period, for part 11, see section 197. bank account means an account with a financial institution. capped expenditure period, for an election, for part 11, division 9, see section 280. consideration, for part 11, see section 197. convicted means found guilty, or having a plea of guilty accepted by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded. CPI means the all groups consumer price index for Brisbane published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. donation cap, for a participant in an election, for part 11, see section 252. donation cap period, for an election participant, for part 11, see section 247. donor statement, for part 11, see section 251. electoral purpose means a purpose that relates to an election. extraordinary general election see the Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 19A. gifted, for an amount of electoral expenditure incurred, for part 11, see section 200B. independent candidate, for an election, for part 11, see section 197. independent member, for a 6-month period, for part 11, division 5, see section 240(2). normal polling day, for a general election, see the Constitution of Queensland 2001, section 19B(1). participant, in an election, for part 11, see section 197. political donation— (a) for part 11 generally—see section 250; or (b) for part 11, division 8, subdivision 4—see section 274. registered, for a third party in relation to an election, for part 11, see section 197. register of third parties, for part 11, see section 197. source, for part 11— (a) of a gift—see section 205A(1); or (b) of a loan—see section 205A(2). sponsorship arrangement, for part 11, see section 200A. State campaign account, of a participant in an election, for part 11, see section 215. (3) Section 2, definition candidate, paragraph (b)— omit, insert— (b) for part 11, includes— (i) an elected member; and (ii) an individual, other than an elected member, who has announced, or otherwise publicly indicated, the person's intention to be a candidate in the election; and (iii) an individual, other than an elected member, who has otherwise indicated the person's intention to be a candidate in the election, including, for example, by accepting a gift made to the individual for an electoral purpose. (4) Section 2, definition electoral expenditure, 'section 197'— omit, insert— section 199 (5) Section 2, definition gift threshold amount, ', for the amount or value of a gift or loan,'— omit. (6) Section 2, 'In this Act—'— omit, insert— The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act. (7) Section 2, all definitions— relocate to schedule 1, as inserted by this Act.