NSW Disclosure Obligations for Major Political Donors Seeking Government Funding or Appointments

Electoral Funding Amendment (Major Political Donors) Bill 2025

Private Member's Bill

26 May 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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conflict of interest donor disclosure government funding political donations public appointments

Introduced by: Tania Mihailuk MLC (IND); Jacqui Scruby MP (IND)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Major political donors must disclose their status when applying for government funding.
Major political donors must disclose their status when applying for a spot on a government board, panel, or governing body.
Decision-makers must ask if an applicant is a major political donor before granting funding or making an appointment.
Being a major political donor is automatically treated as a conflict of interest for these applications.
Decision-makers cannot grant funding or appoint someone if the applicant fails to disclose their donor status.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Tania Mihailuk IND

“I begin by thanking all members for their contributions to debate on the Electoral Funding Amendment (Major Political Donors) Bill 2025. I acknowledge Minister Graham, the Hon. Chris Rath, the Hon. Emily Suvaal, the Hon. Mark Latham, Ms Cate Faehrmann and the Hon. Mark Buttigieg. In particular, I acknowledge, if I may, the contributions of Ms Cate Faehrmann and the Hon.”

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News articles and press releases

Electoral Funding Amendment (Major Political Donors) Bill 2025

The Hon. TANIA MIHAILUK — 2025-05-07

Schedule 1 to the bill amends the Electoral Funding Act 2018 to require major political donors to disclose if they are or were a major political donor in the previous five financial years as a conflict of interest when applying for the following: