Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting declares a $150,000 political donation 444 days after the legal deadline, following questions from the ABC.
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Professor Joo-Cheong Tham, director of the Electoral Regulation Research Network, said the donation gave the AEC grounds to consider prosecution, and believed the AEC should take a "robust approach to compliance with the law". "The AEC seems to have a rather cavalier attitude towards compliance — that late compliance is good enough," Mr Watson said.The ABC reported earlier this month that Hancock Prospecting gave $190,000 to the Sydney Mining Club, with the understanding the Club would pay $150,000 to the Liberal Party's events and fundraising arm, the Australian Business Network.
When approached by the ABC, the Sydney Mining Club denied the money it paid to the Liberal Party had come from Hancock Prospecting, despite emails between mining club staff saying that was the case.Chair of the club Julian Malnic told the ABC the money came from the club's sponsors, which did not include Hancock.
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