There will be no spending limits on parallel campaigners under new election rules proposed by the Government, but those spending more than $12,000 will be required to register with the Electoral Commission.
In other proposed changes revealed by Justice Minister Simon Power today, parties will have to disclose the total amount of all donations they receive - a change from current laws which require them to disclose only individual donations of more than $10,000.
Late last year the government repealed the controversial Electoral Finance Act, and reinstated the previous electoral laws as a holding pattern while it drew up new law.
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