PIAC made a submission to the Victorian Electoral Matters Committee Inquiry into Political Donations and Disclosure. Much of this submission built on PIAC’s previous contribution to the NSW Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into Electoral and Political Party Funding.

PIAC recommended that:

• only individuals be able to make political donations, and these should be capped.
• capping of election spending of political parties and candidates.
• citizens should have a right to full information regarding the financial activities of governments, political parties, candidates and any other entities that have significant political influence.

PIAC’s was one of only 19 submissions to this inquiry and the only one from a community legal centre.