51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

206Q Return of party’s election expenses and return of party’s allocation expenses to be publicly available
(1) The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, every return and every accompanying auditor’s report filed under section 206I or 206IA.
Source: Art. 206Q(1), Electoral Act 1993, (amended 2020)
206ZH Return of registered promoter’s election expenses to be publicly
available
(1) The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission
considers appropriate, every return filed under section 206ZC.
Source: Art. 206ZH(1), Electoral Act 1993, (amended 2020)
209E Return of candidate donations to be publicly available
(1) The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, every return filed under section 209.
Source: Art. 209E(1), Electoral Act 1993, (amended 2020)
210F. Return of party donations to be publicly available
(1) The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, the following returns and reports:
(a) a return filed under section 210; and
(b) a report obtained under section 210A accompanying the return referred to in paragraph (a); and
(c) a return filed under section 210C.
Source: Art. 210F(1), Electoral Act 1993, (amended 2020)

The Electoral Commission has discretion to make reports public.