Annual returns
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2024/2025 annual returns
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2023/2024 annual returns
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2022/2023 annual returns
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2021/2022 annual returns
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2020/2021 annual returns
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2019/2020 annual returns
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2018/2019 annual returns
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2017/2018 annual returns
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2016/2017 annual returns
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2015/2016 annual returns
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2014/2015 annual returns
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2013/2014 annual returns
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2012/2013 annual returns
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2011/2012 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2010/2011 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2009/2010 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2008/2009 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2007/2008 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2006/2007 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2005/2006 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2004/2005 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2003/2004 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2002/2003 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2001/2002 annual returns - includes donor returns
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2000/2001 annual returns - includes donor returns
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1999/2000 annual returns - includes donor returns
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1998/1999 annual returns - includes donor returns
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1997/1998 annual returns - includes donor returns
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1996/1997 annual returns
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1995/1996 annual returns
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1994/1995 annual returns
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1993/1994 annual returns
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Donor annual returns 1995 - 1997
Overview of annual return requirements
2014/2015 - 2019/2020
| Return name | Threshold amount - Gifts & receipts* | Threshold amount** - Payments | Threshold amount** - Debts | Threshold amount** - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000# | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return*# | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
*Receipts are required to be separated into gifts of money, gifts-in-kind, free facilities use as a gift-in-kind, and other receipts in annual returns. The use of free facilities as a gift-in-kind is only required to be reported in the entities’ annual return and does not need to be disclosed as part of the quarterly reporting of gifts. The disclosure of free facilities use commenced in March 2015.
** The legislative requirement to maintain an ACT election account and the concept of donation caps were removed in 2014/2015.
#Gifts are required to be disclosed by MLAs in annual returns.
*# The concept of party grouping was altered in March 2015, removing associated entity from within the definition. Consequently, associated entities were bound by an expenditure cap independent from an associated party or MLA and were required to disclose the receipt of gifts.
2012/2013 - 2013/2014
| Return name | Threshold amount - Gifts & receipts* | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amount - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000^ | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | No threshold | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
*Receipts are required to be separated into gifts of money, gifts-in-kind and other receipts in annual returns.
**Defined details of receipts, payments and debts are allocated into types of accounts. Donation caps and restrictions on ACT election accounts applied in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.
ˆGifts only are required to be disclosed by MLAs.
ˆˆDonors were not required to lodge annual returns from 1 July 2012.
2008/2009 - 2011/2012
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | No threshold | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
| Annual return by a donor to political parties, MLAs or associated entities | $1,000* | $1,000 | N/A | N/A |
*Donors are only required to record defined details when gifts are received and subsequently used, in whole or part, to make a gift to a political entity (note that this section is rarely completed on donor returns).
2001/2002 - 2007/2008
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return* | $1,500 | N/A | $1,500 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,500^ | N/A | $1,500 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | $1,500 | N/A | $1,500 | No threshold |
| Annual return by a donor to political parties, MLAs or associated entities | $1,500** | $1,500^ | N/A | N/A |
*For the 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 financial years, this return is called “Registered political party or ballot group annual return”.
** Donors required to record the name and address of each registered political party to which gifts totalling $1,500 or more were made during the financial year.
ˆGifts only are required to be disclosed by MLAs.
1995/1996 - 2000/2001
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | No threshold |
| Donor to political parties and independent MLAs annual return* | $1,500/$200** | $1,500/$200** | N/A | N/A |
*The 1996/1997 donor return covers the period 21/03/1995 – 30/06/1997.
**Donors required to record the name and address of each registered political party to which gifts totalling $1,500 or more were made during the financial year; and/or the name and address of each independent MLA to whom gifts totalling $200 or more were made during the financial year.
1994/1995
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500* | $1,500* | $1,500 | N/A |
*Entities required to record all amounts contributing to a receipt or payment that meets the threshold, as well as the date for each amount received or paid.
1993/1994
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500* | $1,500* | $1,500 | N/A |
*Entities required to record all total amounts contributing to a receipt or payment that meets the threshold, as well as the date for each donation or series of donations received or amount paid totalling $1,500 or more. Entities required to record defined details of fundraising events at which an amount of $5,000 or more was received.
Overview of annual return requirements
2014/2015 - 2019/2020
| Return name | Threshold amount - Gifts & receipts* | Threshold amount** - Payments | Threshold amount** - Debts | Threshold amount** - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000# | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return*# | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
*Receipts are required to be separated into gifts of money, gifts-in-kind, free facilities use as a gift-in-kind, and other receipts in annual returns. The use of free facilities as a gift-in-kind is only required to be reported in the entities’ annual return and does not need to be disclosed as part of the quarterly reporting of gifts. The disclosure of free facilities use commenced in March 2015.
** The legislative requirement to maintain an ACT election account and the concept of donation caps were removed in 2014/2015.
#Gifts are required to be disclosed by MLAs in annual returns.
*# The concept of party grouping was altered in March 2015, removing associated entity from within the definition. Consequently, associated entities were bound by an expenditure cap independent from an associated party or MLA and were required to disclose the receipt of gifts.
2012/2013 - 2013/2014
| Return name | Threshold amount - Gifts & receipts* | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amount - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000^ | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | No threshold | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
*Receipts are required to be separated into gifts of money, gifts-in-kind and other receipts in annual returns.
**Defined details of receipts, payments and debts are allocated into types of accounts. Donation caps and restrictions on ACT election accounts applied in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.
ˆGifts only are required to be disclosed by MLAs.
ˆˆDonors were not required to lodge annual returns from 1 July 2012.
2008/2009 - 2011/2012
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,000 | N/A | $1,000 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | No threshold | N/A | $1,000 | No threshold |
| Annual return by a donor to political parties, MLAs or associated entities | $1,000* | $1,000 | N/A | N/A |
*Donors are only required to record defined details when gifts are received and subsequently used, in whole or part, to make a gift to a political entity (note that this section is rarely completed on donor returns).
2001/2002 - 2007/2008
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered political party annual return* | $1,500 | N/A | $1,500 | N/A |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly annual return | $1,500^ | N/A | $1,500 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | $1,500 | N/A | $1,500 | No threshold |
| Annual return by a donor to political parties, MLAs or associated entities | $1,500** | $1,500^ | N/A | N/A |
*For the 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 financial years, this return is called “Registered political party or ballot group annual return”.
** Donors required to record the name and address of each registered political party to which gifts totalling $1,500 or more were made during the financial year.
ˆGifts only are required to be disclosed by MLAs.
1995/1996 - 2000/2001
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | N/A |
| Associated entity annual return | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | No threshold |
| Donor to political parties and independent MLAs annual return* | $1,500/$200** | $1,500/$200** | N/A | N/A |
*The 1996/1997 donor return covers the period 21/03/1995 – 30/06/1997.
**Donors required to record the name and address of each registered political party to which gifts totalling $1,500 or more were made during the financial year; and/or the name and address of each independent MLA to whom gifts totalling $200 or more were made during the financial year.
1994/1995
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500* | $1,500* | $1,500 | N/A |
*Entities required to record all amounts contributing to a receipt or payment that meets the threshold, as well as the date for each amount received or paid.
1993/1994
| Return name | Threshold amount - Receipts | Threshold amount - Payments | Threshold amount - Debts | Threshold amounts - Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party or independent MLA annual return | $1,500* | $1,500* | $1,500 | N/A |
*Entities required to record all total amounts contributing to a receipt or payment that meets the threshold, as well as the date for each donation or series of donations received or amount paid totalling $1,500 or more. Entities required to record defined details of fundraising events at which an amount of $5,000 or more was received.