12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?
Nauru
Page 11:'The Team recommends:[...] That funding and disclosure provisions be introduced into the Electoral act to limit candidates' campaign expenses and require transparency in the sources and expenditures of funds.' (Source: Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (2007), Report of the Pacific Islands Forum election observer team to Nauru's 2007 general election, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat)
'Nauru does not have any laws governing campaign finance.The only law in relation to members? (not candidates?) finance is the Members of Parliament (Register of Interests) Act 2004, which requires Members of Parliament to declare and register all of their income and assets. However, because some provisions of this Act were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the Act is no longer administered or enforced.' (Source: Expert input provided by Katy Le Roy, Parliamentary Councel, The Parliament of Nauru, 12 August 2011)
No laws or regulations governing donations to candidates.
