As a response to the NSW Joint Standing Committee on Election Reform report, the NSW Labor Government has moved to introduce caps to election spending and donations.
Keneally to cap political donations
Imre Salusinszky. From: The Australian September 21, 2010
THE NSW government will jump the gun on the commonwealth and other states and introduce caps on donations and campaign spending.
The laws cover donations from individuals and corporations, along with affiliation fees from unions and similar organisations, and are the first of their kind in Australia. But they do not go as far as recommended in a recent parliamentary report, setting the limit on donations to political parties at $5000 each year, rather than $2000 as suggested.
Campaign spending will be capped at $100,000 per candidate, plus $100,000 per electorate by political parties.
Keneally proposes caps on political donation
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The Premier wants the legislation in place before the March election. (AAP)
The New South Wales Government is calling for bipartisan support on campaign finance changes that it is announcing today.
The proposed legislation would cap donations from individuals to political parties at $5,000 and to candidates or MPs at $2,000 annually.
The Premier Kristina Keneally says it is the most significant change to the political system in 30 years.
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