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 FAQs

  • Yes! As a registered political party, donations to Josh for NSW above $2 are tax deductible. You can read more about the deductibility of political donations here on the ATO’s website.

  • Only certain individuals and entities are eligible to make political donations in New South Wales:  

    • an individual enrolled to vote at federal elections or in New South Wales for state or local government elections, or 

    • an entity with a business number recognised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (for example, ABN or ACN), or 

    • an individual or entity who has supplied to the NSW Electoral Commission identification that is acceptable to the NSW Electoral Commission

    It is unlawful to accept a political donation from a person or entity who is not eligible to make political donations.

  • Individuals and entities from certain industries are prohibited from making political donations in New South Wales. It is unlawful for a: 

    • prohibited donor to make a political donation 

    • person to make a political donation on behalf of a prohibited donor  

    • person to accept a political donation from a prohibited donor or a person on behalf of a prohibited donor 

    • prohibited donor to solicit another person to make a political donation, and 

    • person to solicit another person on behalf of a prohibited donor to make a political donation. 

    A prohibited donor is: 

    • a property developer 

    • a tobacco industry business entity 

    • a liquor or gambling industry business entity (including registered clubs that are involved in wagering, betting or other gambling activities)

    • close associates of the above, and 

    • any industry representative organisation if the majority of its members are prohibited donors. 

  • A reportable political donation is a single donation of $1,000 or more made by a donor. A reportable political donation also includes multiple donations made by the same donor to the same party, elected member, group or candidate in a financial year that in aggregate are more than $1,000 or more.

    Reportable political donations are disclosed to the NSW Electoral Commission.

  • Josh for NSW is currently an unregistered political party, meaning that we can accept up to $3,900 from each individual donor in the 2025-26 financial year.