Local government campaign account

All payments for electoral expenditure for the local government election campaign of a party must be made from the party’s local government campaign account. Payments can be made from the account for expenditure other than electoral expenditure for a local government election (except payments for electoral expenditure for a state election campaign).

Payments permitted into the local government campaign account

A party may pay the following into the local government campaign account: 

• political donations made to the party that do not exceed the applicable donation cap (including the proceeds of the investment or disposal of any political donation of property that is held as an asset of the account)

• political donations paid to a party agent of the party on behalf of an elected member, candidate or group for whom the party agent is responsible

• contributions by candidates to finance their own election campaign

• money borrowed by the party at any time for a local government election.

Payments not permitted into the local government campaign account

A party may not pay the following into the local government campaign account:

• a party membership or annual subscription (except any amount that exceeds the maximum subscription) (there are exemptions to the donation caps for party membership and annual subscription up to a maximum subscription amount)

• any amount of a political donation that exceeds the applicable donation cap for a party, elected member, candidate or group.

Find out more:

• State campaign account

• Other accounts held by a party