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Australian Electoral Commission
The funding and disclosure scheme was first introduced for the 1984 election. The scheme has two main parts:
To be eligible for election funding a candidate or Senate group must win at least 4% of the formal first preference vote in the division contested or the State. The amount to be paid is calculated by multiplying the number of votes won by the current election funding rate. The funding rate for the 1996 federal election was 157.594 cents per House of Representatives and Senate vote.
Payment procedures:
| Payee | Amount $ |
|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 12 856 382.99 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 12 489 503.44 |
| National Party of Australia | 2 997 271.54 |
| Northern Territory Country Liberal Party | 123 478.05 |
| Australian Democrats | 2 968 965.40 |
| Australian Greens | 281 830.06 |
| The Greens (WA) Inc | 165 918.12 |
| Australians Against Further Immigration | 27 567.92 |
| No Aircraft Noise | 23 929.07 |
| Peter Andren (Calare NSW) | 34 210.51 |
| Irene Bolger (Batman VIC) | 6 265.94 |
| Ben Buckley (Gippsland VIC) | 5 645.02 |
| Graeme Campbell (Kalgoorlie WA) | 34 505.21 |
| Philip Cleary (Wills VIC) | 27 968.21 |
| Paul Filing (Moore WA) | 44 971.02 |
| Michael Gallagher (Berowra NSW) | 7 933.28 |
| Bryan Hilbert (Swan WA) | 9 887.45 |
| Terrence Larsen (New England NSW) | 5 252.61 |
| Robyn Loydell (Eden-Monaro NSW) | 6 808.06 |
| James Perrett (Gwydir NSW) | 4 592.29 |
| Allan Rocher (Curtin WA) | 31 914.36 |
| TOTAL | 32 154 800.55 |
Following an election key participants in the electoral process are required to lodge with the AEC various returns disclosing election campaign transactions. A summary table of the returns is presented above.
All these returns are available for public inspection 24 weeks after polling day, that is from Monday 19 August 1996.
The Commission is required under subsection 17(2) of the CEA to prepare a separate report for the Minister on the operations of the funding and disclosure provisions in relation to the 1996 federal election. This report will be tabled in parliament.
| Participant | Type of return | Time frame | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political parties | electoral expenditure | within 15 weeks after polling day | Monday 17.6.96 |
| Candidates | donations received and electoral expenditure | within 15 weeks after polling day | Monday 17.6.96 |
| Senate groups | donations received and electoral expenditure | within 15 weeks after polling day | Monday 17.6.96 |
| Third parties | details of electoral expenditure, donations received, and donations made to candidates and others | within 15 weeks after polling day | Monday 17.6.96 |
| Broadcasters | electoral advertisements broadcast | within 8 weeks after polling day | Monday 29.4.96 |
| Publishers | electoral advertisements published | within 8 weeks after polling day | Monday 29.4.96 |
Political parties must register with the AEC for federal elections. This is to fulfil legislative requirements under the funding and disclosure provisions of the CEA and to enable party names to appear on the ballot paper.
Some parties, such as the Australian Democrats, do not separately register their State and Territory branches, but such branches are nevertheless recognised as independent registered parties for funding and disclosure purposes.
For federal elections the register closes the day before the writ is issued. For the 1996 federal election the register closed on 28 January 1996.
| A Better Future For Our Children | Liberal Party of Australia – ACT Division |
| ACT Green Democratic Alliance | Liberal Party of Australia – Queensland Division |
| Advance Australia Party | Liberal Party of Australia – Tasmanian Division |
| Australia's Indigenous Peoples Party | Liberal Party of Australia NSW Division |
| Australian Bill of Rights Group | National Party of Australia |
| Australian Christian Heritage-Christian Democratic Party | National Party of Australia (Queensland) |
| Australian Democrats | National Party of Australia (S.A.) Inc. |
| Australian Greens | National Party of Australia (W.A.) Inc. |
| Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) | National Party of Australia – N.S.W. |
| Australian Labor Party (ALP) | National Party of Australia – Tasmania |
| Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch) | National Party of Australia – Victoria |
| Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory) Branch | Natural Law Party |
| Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) | No Aircraft Noise |
| Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland) | Northern Territory Country Liberal Party |
| Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) | One Australia Party |
| Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance |
| Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) | Queensland Greens |
| Australian Shooters Party | Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration |
| Australian Women's Party | Republican Party of Australia |
| Australians Against Further Immigration | Richmond/Clarence Greens |
| Call to Australia (Fred Nile) Group | Sydney Greens |
| (7 State/Territory branches are registered as Call to Australia | Tasmania Senate Team |
| (Fred Nile) Group | Tasmanian Greens |
| Central Coast Green Party | Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group |
| Democratic Labor Party (DLP) of Australia | The ACT Greens |
| Green Alliance Senate – New South Wales | The Australian Greens – Victoria |
| Grey Power | The Federal Party of Australia |
| Illawarra Greens | The Green Party South Australia |
| Independent EFF | The Greens (WA) Inc |
| Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc. | The Greens NSW |
| Liberal Party of Australia | The Seniors |
| Liberal Party of Australia (S.A. Division) | The Territory Green Party |
| Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) | The Victorian Green Alliance |
The AEC acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.