Lodging an election summary return

Lodging an election summary return

Disclosure returns provide transparency for the movement of money used to support election participants in a local government election.

In addition to reporting of gifts, loans, and electoral expenditure in real-time, you are required to lodge an election summary return within 15 weeks after a local government election.

The election summary return is a summary of all gifts and loans received and all electoral expenditure incurred for the purposes of an election. It must also include a bank statement from your dedicated campaign bank account. All other gifts and loans not disclosed in real-time must also be accounted for in the election summary return.

Video overviews

• Election summary returns for local government participants

Links to further information:

• Fact sheet 10 – Definition of gifts and loans
• Fact sheet 12 – Definition of electoral expenditure
• Fact sheet 14 – Election summary returns
• Fact sheet 18 – Real-time disclosure of electoral expenditure for candidates, groups, and registered political parties
• Fact sheet 20 – Real-time disclosure of gifts and loans by candidates