NSW developers don't support donations

A GROUP representing developers has distanced itself from suggestions the NSW government could allow them to make political donations again.

Property developers, along with tobacco, gambling and alcohol company directors, were banned from making donations to political parties under laws brought in by Labor before the last NSW election.

A draft report from the government-dominated electoral matters committee reportedly recommends reversing the ban.

The Urban Taskforce, which represents property developers and financiers, says it objects to being put in the same camp as tobacco, gambling and alcohol companies.

"For many years the Urban Taskforce has been against the potential for developers to donate to political parties as this can lead to the appearance of undue influence," Chris Johnson, chief executive of Urban Taskforce, said in a statement on Monday.

Opposition Leader John Robertson described the move as a sneaky attempt to reintroduce donations from developers.

"We need to make sure that the system for donations in this state gives people confidence in the political process," Mr Robertson told reporters on Monday.

"Developers are in a very unique position because a lot of times individuals who are developers benefit from decisions."

Premier Barry O'Farrell said he would wait to see the committee's final report but accused the Labor leader of hypocrisy.

"John Robertson comes to this with dirty hands," he told the ABC.

"(His party) voted against our decision to restrict donations to individuals."

Mr O'Farrell's donation laws in 2011 limited political donations to individuals, in a move widely seen as targeting union donations to the ALP.

Earlier on Monday, Greens MP John Kaye said any reversal on the company director and property developer ban would return NSW to the "bad old days" of policies determined by cash gifts.

The draft report is expected to be released later this week.

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