Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1985.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Act 1985 3 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation 4 Amendment of section 39—Application for registration 5 Insertion of section 42AA 42AA Entitlements resulting from political party registration not available until 8 months after registration 6 Amendment of section 43A—Annual returns and other inquiries 7 Insertion of sections 43B and 43C 43B Notification of certain changes 43C Audits by Electoral Commissioner etc 8 Amendment of section 53A—Nomination of candidate by a person 9 Amendment of section 130A—Interpretation 10 Amendment of section 130B—Objects of Part 11 Amendment of section 130C—Application of Part 12 Amendment of section 130F—Third parties and associated entities may appoint agents 13 Amendment of section 130H—Registration of agents 14 Insertion of section 130HA 130HA Conferral of agent's functions and powers 15 Amendment of section 130I—Termination of appointment of agent 16 Insertion of Part 13A Division 2A Division 2A—Nominated entities 130JA Register of Nominated Entities 130JB Appointment of nominated entities 130JC Registration of nominated entities 130JD Revocation etc of appointment and removal from Register of Nominated Entities 17 Insertion of section 130KA 130KA Register of State campaign accounts 18 Substitution of sections 130L to 130N 130L Amounts to be paid into State campaign account 130M Political expenditure to be paid out of State campaign account 19 Amendment of section 130P—General entitlement to funds 20 Insertion of sections 130PA to 130PG 130PA Advance payments relating to House of Assembly districts at general elections 130PB Advance payments—other House of Assembly elections 130PC Advance payments—Legislative Council election 130PD Early payment of certain advance funding 130PE Payments of advance funding to be deducted from public funding 130PF Certificate for advance payments 130PG Special provisions relating to advance payments 21 Substitution of section 130Q 130Q Payment not to be made or to be reduced in certain circumstances 22 Amendment of section 130R—Making of payments 23 Amendment of section 130S—Death of candidate 24 Amendment of heading to Part 13A Division 5 25 Amendment of section 130T—Preliminary 26 Amendment of section 130U—Entitlement to and claims for half yearly entitlement to special assistance funding 27 Insertion of sections 130UA and 130UB 130UA Entitlement to and claim for one‑off payment of administrative funding 130UB Entitlement to and claim for one‑off payment of administrative funding 28 Amendment of section 130V—Making of payments 29 Substitution of section 130W 130W Use of administrative funding 30 Insertion of section 130WA 130WA Repayment of administrative funding 31 Insertion of Part 13A Division 5A Division 5A—Policy development funding for certain political parties 130WB Preliminary 130WC Entitlement to and claims for annual entitlement to policy development funding 130WD Making of payments 130WE Use etc of policy development funding 32 Amendment of section 130X—Interpretation 33 Repeal of section 130Y 34 Amendment of section 130Z—Expenditure caps 35 Amendment of section 130ZB—Regulation of political expenditure by parties and candidates endorsed by parties 36 Insertion of section 130ZBA 130ZBA Prohibition on political expenditure by nominated entities 37 Substitution of section 130ZC 130ZC Recovery in relation to political expenditure in excess of cap 38 Insertion of Part 13A Division 6A Division 6A—Regulation of donations etc Subdivision 1—Preliminary 130ZCA Interpretation 130ZCB Meaning of electoral donation 130ZCC Meaning of electoral loan Subdivision 2—Prohibition on donations and loans for certain parties, candidates etc 130ZCD Donations to certain parties, candidates etc prohibited 130ZCE Loans to parties, candidates etc prohibited Subdivision 3—Limitations on donations etc to regulated designated participants 130ZCF Application 130ZCG Individual cap on electoral donations 130ZCH Prohibition on electoral donations that exceed individual cap 130ZCI General caps on electoral donations 130ZCJ Individual cap on electoral loans 130ZCK Prohibition on electoral loans that exceed individual cap 130ZCL General caps on electoral loans 39 Amendment of Part 13A Division 7—Disclosure of donations 40 Amendment of section 130ZD—Interpretation 41 Amendment of section 130ZF—Returns by certain candidates and groups 42 Amendment of section 130ZG—Gifts, loans to candidates etc 43 Amendment of section 130ZH—Gifts to relevant entities 44 Insertion of section 130ZHA 130ZHA Donations to third parties 45 Repeal of section 130ZI 46 Amendment of section 130ZJ—Certain gifts not to be received 47 Amendment of section 130ZK—Certain loans not to be received 48 Repeal of section 130ZL 49 Amendment of section 130ZM—Interpretation 50 Amendment of section 130ZN—Returns by registered political parties 51 Amendment of section 130ZO—Returns by associated entities 52 Amendment of section 130ZP—Returns by third parties 53 Amendment of section 130ZQ—Returns relating to political expenditure during capped expenditure period 54 Amendment of section 130ZR—Annual returns relating to political expenditure 55 Amendment of section 130ZS—Annual returns relating to gifts received for political expenditure 56 Insertion of Part 13A Division 8A Division 8A—Registration of third parties 130ZU Interpretation 130ZUA Political expenditure by third parties 130ZUB Register of Third Parties 130ZUC Application for registration 130ZUD Registration 130ZUE Third party must notify Electoral Commissioner of change in particulars 130ZUF Variation and cancellation of registration 57 Amendment of section 130ZV—Audit certificates 58 Insertion of sections 130ZWA and 130ZWB 130ZWA Audits by Electoral Commissioner etc 130ZWB Registered political party to provide details of associated entities 59 Amendment of section 130ZZ—Nil returns 60 Amendment of section 130ZZB—Investigation etc 61 Amendment of section 130ZZE—Offences 62 Amendment of section 130ZZH—Regulations 63 Amendment of section 139—Regulations 64 Review