Political donation caps

Political donation caps

Queensland’s electoral laws impose limitations (caps) on the amount of political donations which can be made to, or received by, registered political parties or state election candidates. Any political donations received by an associated entity count towards the cap of the political party or candidate they are associated with.

Not all gifts or loans are political donations. Caps only apply to political donations.

Any political donations received by an associated entity must be placed in the state campaign account of the political party or candidate they are associated with.

Refer to the registered political party or candidate election participant pages for further information about how political donation caps apply.

Links to further information:

• State fact sheet 5 - Definition of gifts, loans and political donations
• State fact sheet 6 – Political donation caps
• Video - Political donation caps - independent candidates
• Video - Political donation caps - registered political parties and endorsed candidates
• Video - What is a political donation