AEC entity 2697 · Annual financial disclosures

Darling, David Ian

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Names attached to this official ID

D I Darling · Seen on return 8611
Darling, David Ian · Seen on return 19810
David Darling · Seen on return 20734
David I Darling · Seen on return 21881
David Ian Darling · Seen on return 17686
Mr D I Darling · Seen on return 9830
Mr David Darling · Seen on return 7190
Mr David I Darling · Seen on return 11601
Mr David Ian Darling · Seen on return 19810
Ms Joan Darling · Seen on return 8698
Unknown 2697 · Seen on return 1082

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$16,870

2002-03 · Donations reported as made by this entity · Donation made · Individual Donor Return

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Reported relationships

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Darling, David Ian → The Free Enterprise Foundation

$15,000

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Darling, David Ian → The 500 Club (VIC)

$1,100

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Darling, David Ian → Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) - VIC

$500

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Darling, David Ian → Higgins 200 Club

$270

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Across reporting years

Donation made · Individual Donor Return · 1998–99 to 2024–25. Each year is a separate reporting period; values are nominal AUD. Blank years mean no matched records, not zero. Potentially overlapping returns have no combined bar.

1998–99No matched records
1999–00$7,500
2000–01$7,170
2001–02$31,350
2002–03$16,870
2003–04$36,370
2004–05$36,438
2005–06$46,100
2006–07$54,600
2007–08No matched records
2008–09$58,546
2009–10$65,000
2010–11$66,752
2011–12 to 2024–25No matched records

Trend data table

Same values as the chart · Donation made
Financial year	Amount	Source records
1998-99	No matched records	0
1999-00	$7,500	5
2000-01	$7,170	6
2001-02	$31,350	4
2002-03	$16,870	4
2003-04	$36,370	5
2004-05	$36,438	6
2005-06	$46,100	4
2006-07	$54,600	11
2007-08	No matched records	0
2008-09	$58,546	9
2009-10	$65,000	4
2010-11	$66,752	8
2011-12	No matched records	0
2012-13	No matched records	0
2013-14	No matched records	0
2014-15	No matched records	0
2015-16	No matched records	0
2016-17	No matched records	0
2017-18	No matched records	0
2018-19	No matched records	0
2019-20	No matched records	0
2020-21	No matched records	0
2021-22	No matched records	0
2022-23	No matched records	0
2023-24	No matched records	0
2024-25	No matched records	0

Individual source records

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Other party	Category / period	Amount	Source
The Free Enterprise Foundation Recipient · reported by David Ian Darling	Donation made 2002–03 · Individual Donor Return	$15,000	Record details Return 4428
Higgins 200 Club Recipient · reported by David Ian Darling	Donation made 2002–03 · Individual Donor Return	$270	Record details Return 4428
Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) - VIC Recipient · reported by David Ian Darling	Donation made 2002–03 · Individual Donor Return	$500	Record details Return 4428
The 500 Club (VIC) Recipient · reported by David Ian Darling	Donation made 2002–03 · Individual Donor Return	$1,100	Record details Return 4428

Returns lodged for 2002–03

Individual Donor Return · D3975 · name as lodged: David Ian Darling

Read the disclosure in context

This snapshot covers all 27 annual financial years in the AEC bulk export, 1998–99 to 2024–25, retrieved 8 September 2026. It includes parties, associated entities, significant third parties/campaigners, third parties, donors, members and senators. Election and referendum returns are separate collections and are not included.

Donor and recipient reports are separate views of disclosures and must not be added together. Receipts, donations, debts, payments, expenditure and public funding are different measures. A receipt need not be a donation, and a payment need not be electoral expenditure. These are nominal Australian dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

The 2024–25 annual release was published on 2 February 2026. Individual amendment publication dates are not supplied in these bulk lists. Annual reporting has delays and disclosure thresholds. The reported threshold appears on each return; it is not a filter removing smaller voluntarily disclosed entries. Missing records do not prove there was no financial relationship, and a disclosure does not prove influence or wrongdoing.

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