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Broadcasting Act 1989

Electoral broadcasting - Funding for election programmes and election advertisements in relation to general election

80A: How allocation may be used

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"How to use money for election programmes and ads"

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When you get money for election programmes and advertisements, you can only use it for certain things. You must use the money for the purposes specified in section 74(1). You also have to follow any conditions that are imposed under section 79(1)(b). You can spend as much money as you like on broadcasting costs, publication costs, and production costs, as long as you follow the rules in the Electoral Act 1993. This means you can spend money on things like broadcasting costs for candidate election programmes, publication costs for election advertisements, and production costs for party election programmes, candidate election programmes, or election advertisements.

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Part 6Electoral broadcasting
Funding for election programmes and election advertisements in relation to general election

80AHow allocation may be used

  1. A party or group of related parties that receives an allocation under section 79(1)(a)—

  2. may only use that money for the purposes specified in section 74(1); and
    1. must comply with any conditions imposed under section 79(1)(b).

      1. Nothing in this Part restricts the amount of money that a party or group of related parties may spend, subject to the expenditure limitations prescribed by or under the Electoral Act 1993, on—

      2. broadcasting costs in relation to candidate election programmes; or
        1. publication costs in relation to election advertisements; or
          1. production costs in relation to—
            1. party election programmes; or
              1. candidate election programmes; or
                1. election advertisements.

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                Notes
                • Section 80A: replaced, on , by section 4 of the Broadcasting (Election Programmes and Election Advertising) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 8).