Registered Party Financial Transactions Return
Introduction
The chief agent of a registered political party must submit the
Registered Party
Financial Transactions Return
(EC 20239) to the Chief Electoral Officer
within six months of the end of the fiscal period. This introduction to the form
provides a brief description of the contents of the four parts of the form.
The parts of the EC 20239 form
Part 1. Declaration
Includes information on the party and the chief agent. It contains the sworn statement
of the chief agent about the completeness and accuracy of the return.
Part 2. Cash inflows
Part 2a. Statement of contributions received - details of contributions from
individuals
Lists all contributions received from individuals including the date received, the
name, address and amount of all monetary and non-monetary contributions over $200,
the total amount per contributor, the amount and number of all monetary and non-monetary
contributions of $200 or less, and the amount and approximate number of anonymous
monetary and non-monetary contributions of $25 or less.
Part 2b. Statement of directed contributions received and transferred to a leadership
contestant
Lists directed contributions received by the registered party for a leadership contestant
and then transferred to the leadership contestant, including the date the contribution
is received by the party, the full name and address of the contributor, the total
amount of the contribution, the directed amount, the amount transferred to the leadership
contestant and the date of the transfer.
Part 2c. Statement of contributions received - Details of operating loans
Lists the date the loan was received, the name and address of the lender, the name
of the loan's guarantor, the contributor class of the lender, and the principal
for each loan taken by the party.
Part 2d. Statement of contributions received - Contributions returned to donors
or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the Act
Lists the date the contribution was received, the name and address of the contributor,
the class of contributor, the amount or commercial value of any contribution that
was returned to the donor or remitted to the Chief Electoral Officer, and the date
that the contribution was returned or remitted.
Part 2e. Statement of transfers received
Lists the date the transfer was received, the name of the transferor, and the monetary
or non-monetary amount transferred from the registered association, a candidate,
a leadership contestant, or a nomination contestant.
Part 2f. Summary of contributions and transfers
Summarizes the information reported in parts 2a and 2e, including the total amount
and number of monetary contributions and non-monetary contributions, and the total
amount of the transfers received.
Part 3. Cash outflows
Part 3a. Statement of election expenses for a by-election
For each electoral district, lists all election expenses by date, the amount paid,
the non-monetary contribution received or the unpaid claim, a classification of
the expense by kind, and its commercial value.
Part 3b. Statement of transfers to a candidate, an electoral district association,
a leadership contestant or a nomination contestant
Provides details on monetary or non-monetary transfers made from the registered
party to a candidate, or an electoral district association and the details of the
goods or services provided to leadership contestants, or nomination contestants.
Part 3c. Statement of unpaid claims
This part provides details on all unpaid claims, including the name and address
of the supplier, the class of contributor to which the supplier belongs, and the
agreed or disputed amount of the claim.
Part 4. Financial statements
Part 4. Party financial statements
Sets out the requirements for documents to be included with the return: the statement
of assets and liabilities and surplus or deficit, the statement of revenues and
expenses, and the auditor's report.
Registered Party Financial Transactions Quarterly Return
Introduction
As the chief agent of a registered political party that is entitled to a quarterly
allowance must submit the Registered Party Financial Transactions Quarterly Return
(EC 20211) to the Chief Electoral Officer within 30 days of the end of the fiscal
quarter. The chief agent submits this information only for the quarter to which
it pertains, since the return is not cumulative. This introduction to the form gives
a brief description of the contents of the two parts of the form.
The parts of the EC 20211 form
Part 1. Declaration
Includes information on the party and the chief agent. It contains the declaration
of the chief agent about the return's completeness and accuracy.
Part 2. Cash inflows
Part 2a. Statement of contributions received - details of contributions from
individuals
Lists all contributions received from individuals, including the date received,
the name, address and amount of all aggregated monetary and non-monetary contributions
over $200, the amount and number of all monetary and non-monetary contributions
of $200 or less, and the amount and approximate number of anonymous monetary and
non-monetary contributions of $25 or less.
Part 2b. Statement of directed contributions received for transfer to a leadership
contestant
Lists directed contributions received by the registered party for a leadership contestant
and then transferred to the leadership contestant, including the date the contribution
is received by the party, the full names and address of the contributor, the total
amount of the contribution, the directed amount, the amount transferred to the leadership
contestant and the date of the transfer.
Part 2c. Statement of contributions received - Contributions returned to donors
or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the Act
By class of contributor, lists the date received, the name and address of the contributor,
if known, the amount or commercial value of any contribution that was returned to
the donor or remitted to the Chief Electoral Officer, and the date that the contribution
was returned or remitted.
Part 2d. Statement of transfers received
Lists the date received, the name of the transferor, and the monetary or non-monetary
amount, as required, transferred from the registered association, a candidate, a
leadership contestant or a nomination contestant.
Part 2e. Summary of contributions and transfers
Summarizes the information reported in parts 2a, 2b, and 2d, including the total
amount and number of monetary contributions and non-monetary contributions, and
the total amount of transfers received.
Registered Party Return in Respect of General Election Expenses
The chief agent of a registered political party must submit the Registered Party
Return In Respect of General Election Expenses (EC 20240) to the Chief Electoral
Officer within six months of the polling day. This introduction to the form is a
brief description of the contents of the three parts of the form.
The parts of the EC 20240 form
Part 1. Declaration
Includes information on the party and the chief agent. It contains the declaration
of the chief agent about the return's completeness and accuracy.
Part 2. Statement of general election expenses
Provide the general election expenses of the party for each expenditure classification
listed including the total amount paid, the total non-monetary contribution received
or the total unpaid claim.
Part 3. Statement of unpaid claims
This section of the form provides details of all expenditures listed as unpaid in
part 2, including the name and address of the supplier, the class of contributor
to which the supplier belongs, and the agreed or disputed amount of the claim.