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The information provided below relates to financial disclosure obligations for 2024 Territory Election electoral participants.
The Northern Territory’s financial disclosure scheme, established under part 10 of the Electoral Act (NT), aims to inform the public about the financial dealings of registered political parties, candidates and donors involved in an election event.
The Northern Territory financial disclosure requirements apply to the following participants during an election event:
- registered political parties (including endorsed candidates)
- independent candidates
- associated entities
- third-party campaigners
2024 Territory Election returns
| Returns | Period | Due |
|---|---|---|
Election gift return (prior to election) – 6 month report | 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023 | 30 January 2024 |
Election gift return (prior to election) – quarterly report | 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024 | 10 April 2024 |
Election gift return (prior to election) – quarterly report | 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024 | 10 July 2024 |
Election gift return (prior to election) – report prior to early voting | 1 July 2024 to 1 August 2024 | 6 August 2024 |
Election gift return (after issue of writ) – report prior to election day | 2 August 2024 to 18 August 2024 | 21 August 2024 |
Post-election gift return | 19 August 2024 to 23 September 2024 | 3 October 2024 |
Electoral Expenditure (Political Expenditure) Return | 1 January 2024 to 23 September 2024 | 23 October 2024 |
2023- 2024 Annual returns
| Returns | Period | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Return | Financial year 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 | 29 August 2024 |
| Annual gift return | Financial year 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 | 30 July 2024 |
Election gift returns must be submitted by the following:
- registered political parties (including endorsed candidates)
- independent candidates
- associated entities
- third-party campaigners
Donors are required to submit an annual return and not required to submit election returns.
Election returns must disclose the following:
- total value of gifts received
- number of donors who made gifts
- cumulative total amount of gifts received from each person during the gift aggregation period
- name, address and email of the persons or association that made the gifts
As per Part 10 of the Electoral Act (NT), if no details are required to be included in a return a return must be given to the NTEC including a statement that no gifts required to be disclosed were received.
- Go to the financial disclosure return forms webpage
- Download the relevant election return form
- Complete the sections in the form
Email the completed form to disclosure.NTEC@nt.gov.au
Making an incomplete disclosure or failure to disclose may be unlawful and can attract penalties including a fine or prosecution.
Breaching the legal requirements for disclosures may constitute a criminal offence. The NT Electoral Commission may issue warnings, penalties or prosecute offences for:
- failure to lodge a disclosure form by the due date
- making incomplete disclosures
- making a false statement in a declaration on a disclosure form
- withholding information relevant to a disclosure form.
If you need to amend your disclosure form after you have lodged it, you must do by contacting the NT Electoral Commission.
The information provided in the returns will be reviewed by the NT Electoral Commission.
Information on returns submitted and date of receipt will be published on the NT Electoral Commission website as prescribed.
Published returns can be viewed on the NT Electoral Commission published Legislative Assembly election returns webpage.
More information on financial disclosure requirements can be found in the Financial Disclosure Handbook (PDF 703KB) and the Electoral Act 2004.