The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 prohibits the knowing receipt of donations from foreign donors. Section 287AA of the Act defines Foreign donors to include:

• a foreign public enterprise;
• an entity (whether or not incorporated) that does not meet any of the following conditions:
  • the entity is incorporated in Australia;
  • the entity's head office is in Australia;
  • the entity's principal place of activity is, or is in, Australia;
• an individual who is none of the following:
  • an elector;
  • an Australian citizen;
  • an Australian resident;
  • a New Zealand citizen who holds a Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa under the Migration Act 1958 (or if that Subclass ceases to exist, the kind of visa that replaces that Subclass)