Funding and disclosure forms
The following forms relate to funding and disclosure provisions in Part 13A of the Electoral Act 1985. If you cannot locate or download a form, please contact the Funding, Disclosure and Registration Branch on 7424 7400.
Please note that returns can be viewed in the public inspection section.
Agent
- Agent appointment or cessation - Candidate (PDF, 139KB)
- Agent appointment or cessation - Group (PDF, 144KB)
- Agent appointment or cessation - Registered political party (PDF, 141KB)
- Agent appointment or cessation - Third party (PDF, 142KB)
- Notice of resignation as agent (PDF, 122KB)
Audit
- Audit certificate (PDF, 42KB)
- Bulk audit certificate number 1 (PDF, 247KB)
- Bulk audit certificate number 2 (PDF, 248KB)
Disclosure Returns
- Political Party Return (FD15) (PDF 249KB)
- Associated Entity Return (FD16) (PDF 227KB)
- Third Party Return (FD17) (PDF 247KB)
- Annual Political Expenditure Return (FD19) (PDF 279KB)
- Audit Certificate (FD21) (PDF 109KB)
- Donor Return – Gift to Loan to Candidate or group (FD12) (PDF 342KB)
- Donor Return – Gift to Relevant Entities (FD13) (PDF 326KB)
- Special Return for Large Gift (FD14) (PDF 190KB)
- Application for Waiver of Audit Certificate (FD23) (PDF 182KB)
- Application for Deferral of Audit Certificate (PDF 166KB)
Donor
Please note: all donors must complete the 'attachment to donor return – foreign donations' (on the donor return - gifts to relevant entities), regardless of whether they consider themselves foreign donors or not.
Public funding
- Section 130Y Certificate by-election Registered Political Party
- Section 130Y Certificate by-election Unendorsed Candidate
- Section 130Y certificate - Registered political parties (all districts)
- Section 130Y certificate - Registered political parties (LC only)
- Section 130Y certificate - Unendorsed candidates and groups
How to register a political party
To register a political party in South Australia it must be either:
- a parliamentary party (a political party relying on a member of parliament for eligibility); or
- a political party whose membership includes 200 members who are on the electoral roll.
To be eligible to register as a parliamentary party in South Australia, it must have either:
- a member of parliament, which includes any member of the Parliament of South Australia; or
- a Senator for the State of South Australia; or
- a member of the House of Representatives chosen in the state of South Australia
An application for registration must be made in writing to the Electoral Commissioner of South Australia and must include:
- the name of the party and any proposed abbreviation; and
- the name, contact details and signature of the registered officer and party contact details; and
- the constitution of the party; and
- a $500 application fee (non refundable).
If the party is not a parliamentary party, the application must include:
- a document that sets out the names and addresses (as enrolled) of 200 electors who are members of the party on whom the party relies for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible political party; and
- declarations of membership (in the form determined by the Electoral Commissioner) completed and signed by the 200 members on whom the party relies for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible political party.
Download the application for the registration of a political party (PDF, 170KB).
For the full instructions and conditions on registering political parties see Part 6 of the Electoral Act 1985.
A registered political party has disclosure obligations under Part 13A of the Electoral Act. Visit our registered political parties page for more information.