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senate vote 2013-12-03#3
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Title
Motions - Political Donations- Motions - Political Donations - Disclosure and ban on overseas donations
Description
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2013-12-03.105.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Lee Rhiannon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/lee_rhiannon)- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2013-12-03.105.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Lee Rhiannon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/lee_rhiannon), which means that it was unsuccessful.
- ### Wording of the motion
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) political donations for the [2013 federal election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2013) made on or after 1 July 2013 will not be made public until 1 February 2015,*
- >> *(ii) political donations under $12 400 do not have to be disclosed by parties or candidates to the [Australian Electoral Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Electoral_Commission), and*
- >> *(iii) this higher disclosure threshold level means the public is not aware of the details of a large number of political donations received by political parties; and*
- > *(b) calls for:*
- >> *(i) a donation disclosure threshold of $1 000,*
- >> *(ii) a ban on overseas donations,*
- >> *(iii) a $50 cap on anonymous donations,*
- >> *(iv) donations to different branches of a political party to be accumulated and treated as donations to the same party in order to stop political parties minimising their disclosure obligations by donation splitting,*
- >> *(v) 6-monthly disclosure of donations and political expenditure, and*
>> *(vi) online disclosure of donations over $1 000 in the 3 months prior to an election or from when the election is called.*- >> *(vi) online disclosure of donations over $1 000 in the 3 months prior to an election or from when the election is called.*
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senate vote 2013-12-03#3
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Title
Motions — Political Donations- Motions - Political Donations
Description
<p class="speaker">Lee Rhiannon</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2013-12-03.105.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Lee Rhiannon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/lee_rhiannon)
- ### Wording of the motion
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) political donations for the [2013 federal election](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2013) made on or after 1 July 2013 will not be made public until 1 February 2015,*
- >> *(ii) political donations under $12 400 do not have to be disclosed by parties or candidates to the [Australian Electoral Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Electoral_Commission), and*
- >> *(iii) this higher disclosure threshold level means the public is not aware of the details of a large number of political donations received by political parties; and*
- > *(b) calls for:*
- >> *(i) a donation disclosure threshold of $1 000,*
- >> *(ii) a ban on overseas donations,*
- >> *(iii) a $50 cap on anonymous donations,*
- >> *(iv) donations to different branches of a political party to be accumulated and treated as donations to the same party in order to stop political parties minimising their disclosure obligations by donation splitting,*
- >> *(v) 6-monthly disclosure of donations and political expenditure, and*
- >> *(vi) online disclosure of donations over $1 000 in the 3 months prior to an election or from when the election is called.*
<p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) political donations for the 2013 federal election made on or after 1 July 2013 will not be made public until 1 February 2015,</p><p class="italic">(ii) political donations under $12 400 do not have to be disclosed by parties or candidates to the Australian Electoral Commission, and</p><p class="italic">(iii) this higher disclosure threshold level means the public is not aware of the details of a large number of political donations received by political parties; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls for:</p><p class="italic">(i) a donation disclosure threshold of $1 000,</p><p class="italic">(ii) a ban on overseas donations,</p><p class="italic">(iii) a $50 cap on anonymous donations,</p><p class="italic">(iv) donations to different branches of a political party to be accumulated and treated as donations to the same party in order to stop political parties minimising their disclosure obligations by donation splitting,</p><p class="italic">(v) 6-monthly disclosure of donations and political expenditure, and</p><p class="italic">(vi) online disclosure of donations over $1 000 in the 3 months prior to an election or from when the election is called.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Rhiannon be agreed to.</p>
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