PSI affiliates including the ETU, USU, HSU and Nurses and Midwives as well as ITF affiliates the RTBU are challenging the right of the State Government to Legislate to reduce the amount of monies Unions, Community groups and Third party Campaigners can spend in a combined way as part of Union and Civil Society campaigns at Election time as well ads other opportunities .
The articles have been reported in range of newspaper and on line media , which include comments from some of the Countries most Senior Constitutional Lawyers , see article at https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/unions-file-high-court-challenge-to-nsw-electoral-funding-laws-20180809-p4zwl9.html
Additional articles at https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/12/unions-nsw-to-fight-berejiklian-government-campaign-rules-in-high-court
The peak Local Government Association for Local Government (Councils) and Elected Councillors has also expressed similar Concerns see
https://www.lgnsw.org.au/news/media-release/media-release-call-urgent-inquiry-election-funding-law
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/urgent-fix-needed-for-election-funding-laws-say-nsw-councils-20180808-p4zwac.html
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