Political Parties Overview
Political parties registered with the AEC and their State or Territory branches are required to lodge an annual Political Party Disclosure Return by 20 October each year.
For the purposes of disclosure, organised State or Territory branches of registered political parties are treated as being separate to the registered party and must complete their own annual return form.
A number of State and Territory jurisdictions have their own disclosure schemes. These are separate to the federal disclosure scheme administered by the AEC.



