Financial disclosure

The Commonwealth funding and disclosure scheme (the disclosure scheme) established under Part XX of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Act) deals with the public funding of federal election campaigns and the disclosure of detailed financial information.

The disclosure scheme was introduced to increase overall transparency and inform the public about the financial dealings of political parties, candidates and others involved in the electoral process.

The disclosure scheme requires candidates, registered political parties, their State Branches, local branches/sub-party units and their associated entities, donors and other participants in the electoral process to lodge annual or election period financial disclosure returns with the AEC.

The disclosure returns are then made available for public inspection.

• Financial disclosure overview

Annual returns

• Annual financial disclosure returns for public inspection
• List of political party and associated entities returns received after 20 October 2016
• List of political party and associated entities returns outstanding at 30 January 2017

Election returns

• Election financial disclosure returns for public inspection
• List of candidates who have not yet lodged a return
• By-election & supplementary election disclosure returns

Publications

• 2014 WA Senate Election Funding and Disclosure Report
• 2013 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 2010 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 2007 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 2004 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 2001 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 1998 Funding and Disclosure Election Report
• 1996 Funding and Disclosure Election Report

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