Political donation caps
Political donation caps
Queensland’s electoral laws impose limitations (caps) on the amount of political donations that can be made to, or received by, registered political parties or state election candidates.
Not all gifts or loans are political donations. Caps only apply to political donations.
A political donation is any gift or loan given to a registered political party or state candidate, that is accompanied by a donor statement (see Fact sheet 5 for more information).
Between 1 July 2022 and 25 November 2024, donors / third parties must not make political donations of more than:
- $4,000 to the same registered political party
- $6,000 to an independent candidate
- $6,000 to candidates endorsed by the same registered political party.
A political donation must not exceed the cap either by itself, or when added to other political donations made by the same donor during the same donation cap period.
The caps will be adjusted after the 2024 state general election, and a new cap will apply from 26 November 2024 to 27 November 2028.
Political donations are subject to the same disclosure requirements as other gifts.
Links to further information:
- State fact sheet 5 - Definition of gifts, loans and political donations
- State fact sheet 6 - Political donation caps
- State fact sheet 23 – Disclosure of gifts made to registered political parties and state election candidates
- Video - What is a political donation
- Video - Political donation caps for donors