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One Nation Queensland Faces Regulator Deadline Over Missing Audited Accounts

The Office of Fair Trading has set an 18 August deadline and warned failure to comply will trigger an investigation that could lead to fines or cancellation of the division’s registration.

Overview

  • Queensland’s regulator confirmed the One Nation state division lodged annual returns for 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 without the audited financial statements required by the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
  • The Office of Fair Trading has given the division until 18 August 2026 to provide the missing audited statements or it will open a probe that can issue infringement notices, seek small fines or issue a show‑cause notice to consider deregistration.
  • Party officials who could face penalties include division president Pauline Hanson, secretary Sean Bell and treasurer Alex Jones because committee members are legally responsible for filing audited accounts.
  • One Nation has told the ABC it will comply with the regulator’s request and submit the outstanding statements, but the party has not explained why the accounts were not filed on time.
  • The compliance breach comes as Hanson disclosed that mining billionaire Gina Rinehart paid for flights, accommodation and daily costs on a recent Europe trip, increasing public scrutiny of the party’s funding and raising political risks for its strong Queensland base.