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 state election. ​

In addition to reporting of gifts and loans in real-time, you are required to lodge an election summary return within 15 weeks after a state 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 state campaign bank account. All other gifts/loans not disclosed in real-time must also be accounted for in the election summary return.

Links to further information:

• Fact sheet 5 – Definition of gifts, loans and political donations
• Fact sheet 7 – Definition of electoral expenditure
• Fact sheet 8 – Disclosure of electoral expenditure and election summary returns
• Fact sheet 17 – Real-time disclosure of gifts, loans and political donations by candidates
• Video - Election summary returns