Political Donations
NSW Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act, 2008.
Please note this new State legislation comes into effect from next Monday 15 September 2008.
The Act is intended to improve the transparency of the planning system by requiring disclosure of any political donations, or gifts, made to a consent or other planning authority such as Councils or the NSW Government/Minister for Planning.
In particular, the Act introduces disclosure requirements for individuals or entities with a relevant financial interest as part of the lodgement of:
Disclosure requirements also apply to individuals or entities lodging submissions in objection to or support of the above types of proposals.
These disclosure requirements apply to those who have made a “reportable political donation” or “gift” to a local Councillor or Council employee within the period commencing two years before a relevant application or submission is made and ending when that Application is determined.
Any such donation or gift, if applicable, must be disclosed in writing and returned to the relevant authority, whereupon it will be made public (for example on a Council’s web site)
For more information please see:
http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/planning_reforms/donations.asp
Planning Circular PS 08_009 - Disclosure of political donations and gifts - further information [PDF] - issued 3 September 2008
Planning Circular PS 08_007 - Disclosure of political donations and gifts [PDF] - issued 21 August 2008
Disclosure of political donations and gifts - guidelines [PDF] (August 2008)
The Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act 2008 is available on the NSW legislation website
Further information on the making of the Local Government and Planning Legislation Amendment (Political Donations) Act 2008 is available on the NSW Parliamentary website
Disclosure statement forms
Please see the attached form for use in Armidale Dumaresq, with a glossary of relevant terms for the purposes of Section 147 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 as amended.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGISLATION PLEASE CONTACT THE NSW DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING – www.planning.nsw.gov.au
Contact details
Armidale Duamresq Council
02 6770 3600 (ph)
council@armidale.nsw.gov.au
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