Third Party Return of Electoral Expenditure
FINANCIAL YEAR 2019-20		
Section 314AEB of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) requires third parties to furnish a return within 20 weeks after the end of the financial year.
The due date for lodging this return is 17 November 2020.
Completing the Return:
•	This return is to be completed by a person or organisation who incurred electoral expenditure of more than $14,000 in the 2019-20 financial year.
•	Registered political parties and their State branches, political campaigners, candidates and members of the Commonwealth Parliament do not need to complete this return.
•	This return is to be completed with reference to the Financial Disclosure Guide for Third Parties incurring Electoral Expenditure.
•	Amounts should be reported on a GST inclusive basis.
•	This return will be available for public inspection from Monday 1 February 2021 at www.aec.gov.au.
•	Any supporting documentation included with this return may be treated as part of a public disclosure and displayed on the AEC website.
•	The information on this return is collected under s314AEB and s314AEC of the Electoral Act.	
Person or organisation covered by this return	
Name 	      	
Postal address	     	
	Suburb/town	     	State     	Postcode	    	
ABN	     	ACN      	

Person completing this return	
Name (Write ’as above’ 
if completing own return)	     		
Capacity or position 
(e.g. company secretary, self)	     		
Postal address	     	
	Suburb/town	     	State     	Postcode	    	
Telephone number	(   )       	Fax number	(   )       	
Email address	     	

Certification	
	I certify that the information contained in this return and its attachments is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. I have made due and reasonable inquiries of the person/organisation on whose behalf I am authorised to complete this form.
I certify that the third party has complied with section 302(E) of the Electoral Act relating to donations to third parties by foreign donors.
I understand that submitting a false or misleading return is an offence under Division 137.1 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.		
OR	I certify that the information contained in this return and its attachments is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, except for the particulars detailed in the ‘Notice of Incomplete Return’ form (attached). I have made due and reasonable inquiries of the person/organisation on whose behalf I am authorised to complete this form.
I understand that submitting a false or misleading return or omitting any matter which makes the information misleading is an offence under Division 137.1 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.		
Signature				
		Date	     	

Part 1: Electoral expenditure for financial year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020	
A person or organisation that incurred more than $14,000 in electoral expenditure, in the 2019-20 financial year, must disclose the total amount of electoral expenditure incurred.

Electoral expenditure is defined in section 287AB of the Electoral Act to be expenditure incurred for the dominant purpose of creating or communicating electoral matter. Further information on electoral expenditure can be found on the AEC website.
	
Total electoral expenditure incurred	$     	.00	

Part 2: Gifts received for electoral expenditure for financial year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020	
Details of gifts of more than $14,000 received and used (wholly or partly) to incur electoral expenditure disclosed in Part 1 of this return. Part 2 of this return applies to a third party:
•	who is required to complete Part 1 of this return; and
•	received a gift or a number of gifts from a single source that total to more than $14,000 (whether within the 2019-20 financial year or not); and
•	used that gift, or part of it, to incur the electoral expenditure reported in Part 1; or reimburse such expenditure.
Where the above criteria is met, the following details must be disclosed:
•	full name and address details* of each person or organisation from whom the gift was received
•	date each gift was received
•	value or amount of each gift.
Any gift which has been disclosed in a previous financial year does not need to be disclosed again.	
Received from	Date of gift 
	Total amount received 
(GST inclusive)	
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		
Name	     	     	$      	.00	
Postal address	     		
Suburb/town	     	State    	Postcode     		

If insufficient space, please attach additional sheets.
	Total	$      	.00	

* Name and address details
•	If the gift was from an unincorporated association (other than a registered industrial organisation), the name of the association and the name and addresses of the executive committee members are required.
•	If the gift was from a trust, the name of the trust, and the name and addresses of the trustee are required.

Links

State Government legislation may place requirements on third parties in addition to federal requirements. Check with your state electoral commission about requirements in your state.

NSW Electoral Commission*
http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/

Victorian Electoral Commission*
http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/

Electoral Commission of Queensland*
http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/

Western Australian Electoral Commission*
http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/

Electoral Commission of South Australia*
http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/

Tasmanian Electoral Commission
http://tec.tas.gov.au/

Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission*
http://www.elections.act.gov.au/

Northern Territory Electoral Commission*
http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/

*denotes an organisation that operates a funding and disclosure scheme separate from the Commonwealth disclosure scheme as at June 2020.