Important Information

• You are contributing funds to the Federal Member for Mackellar, Dr Sophie Scamps through her nominated agent Independent Mackellar Pty Ltd ABN 39 651 137 012.
• Political contributions (donations) and gifts may be tax deductible for individuals (not companies) up to $1,500 in a financial year. For more information on tax deductions, please refer to your financial advisor and the ATO.
• There are no caps on political contributions to a Federal MP under current Commonwealth electoral laws. However, if your total contributions for the 2025/26 financial year exceed $17,300 your name and the amount will be disclosed to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). You will also need to lodge a donor disclosure form with the AEC, which we will remind you about at the time. Please see here for more donor disclosure information.
• Please note, the commencement date for the funding and disclosure reforms has changed from 1 July 2026 to 1 January 2027 after which the disclosure threshold will be $5,000. We will provide further updates on disclosure requirements as and when we are advised by the AEC.

In making a contribution, you declare that you are not a foreign donor. If we have concerns about your eligibility, we may ask for proof of relevant status.

Foreign donors 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).