52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?

Legislation requires that political parties shall "within 90 days after the close of the polling in an election, lodge with the Commission in the prescribed form a financial statement of donations received, including their sources, and election expenses. In addition, political parties shall "in each calendar year lodge with the Commission quarterly returns in the prescribed form setting out any donations received by or on behalf of the political party from any source". Political parties must also "include the donations received, their sources and the election expenses for each candidate".  Regulations require that the prescribed forms (PPI 34 and PPI 35) must include, for every donation above $1,000  the name and address of every donor (cash or in-kind) and the place of incorporation of corporate donors. 

Source: Articles 59 (1) (2) and 60 (1),Solomon Islands Political Parties Integrity Act, 2014

Source: Regulations 42 and 43, Political Parties Integrity Regulations, 2014.

 Political Party candidates are not required to independently submit their own financial returns.