Victoria's laws for disclosing political donations have long been criticised as among the weakest in the nation, prompting concern that influence could be up for sale.
Mr Andrews' claim is a fair call. Assuming the new rules pass the Victorian Parliament, the state will have the lowest cap on political donations in the nation. It will also have the equal lowest disclosure threshold for donations and among the most transparent reporting requirements, while also casting its net widely to include third party political campaigners. Furthermore, penalties for breaches will be equal to the toughest in the country. Even so, the new rules are far from perfect. While foreign donations will be banned in Victoria (as they are in NSW and Queensland), Victoria won't be banning donations from property developers, or from tobacco, liquor and gambling businesses, as NSW has done. Because of Victoria's failure to match NSW's list of banned donors, one expert out of four contacted by Fact Check argued that Mr Andrews' proposed laws do not go far enough to qualify as the "strictest".
Fact check: Is Victoria set to legislate the strictest political donation laws in the country?
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