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Donors
A person who has donated more than $1500 of gifts to a candidate or a registered political party in a financial year must disclose this to NT Electoral Commission within 60 days after the end of the financial year.
Volunteer labour
A gift does not include volunteer labour that is conducted outside a person’s normal working hours or while on leave, and is not remunerated.
The work by people who are being paid by their employer and not taking leave will be considered as an in-kind gift and the value of donations of labour of this kind must be disclosed if over the threshold.
Financial disclosure
Candidates, registered political parties, associated entities, and certain donors are required to disclose political contributions and electoral expenditure above certain thresholds to the NT Electoral Commission.
The reporting thresholds for the Northern Territory are lower than under Commonwealth legislation.
Read the Financial disclosure handbook (PDF 703KB) for more information.
Candidates and/or registered political parties who receive donations from donors are required to advise donors in writing of their reporting obligations to the NT Electoral Commission.
Donors must lodge annual returns showing:
- Direct or indirect donations to a registered political party of $1500 or more, and
- Donations of $1000 or more received and used in whole or part to make party donations of $1500 or more.
Donors must lodge election returns showing:
- Donations totaling $200 or more to a candidate or $1000 or more to parties and other organisations as gazetted by the NTEC.
Annual returns:
- Must be lodged with the NTEC within 20 weeks after the end of the financial year where total donations are $1,500 or more
- Are available for inspection on this website from 1 March following the due date.
Election returns:
- Must be lodged by 15 weeks after election day, and
- Are available for inspection on this website from the start of the twenty-fifth week after election day.
NOTE:
- The onus is on the person disclosing to get it right.
- Disclosure amounts are inclusive of GST.
- Donations to more than one party can be reported together in the one return.
- Donations include:
- Donations of cash and gifts-in-kind.
- Payment for attendance at events including fundraisers that for strictly commercial reasons would not be a donation.
- Payment for access to government ministers and senior party officials.
- Indirect payments to an organisation for passing on to a party including payments made in previous years.
Electoral Act reference: Part 10, Division 3, section 193 and 194