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Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - Election expenses of candidates

205C: Maximum amount of candidate’s total election expenses

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"How much candidates can spend on election expenses"

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You have limits on how much you can spend on election expenses. The Electoral Commission sets these limits and publishes them on their website under section 266A. These limits include goods and services tax.

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Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
Election expenses of candidates

205CMaximum amount of candidate’s total election expenses

  1. The total election expenses of a candidate in respect of any regulated period for a general election must not exceed the amount published on the Electoral Commission’s internet site under section 266A.

  2. The total election expenses of a candidate in respect of any regulated period for a by-election must not exceed the amount published on the Electoral Commission’s internet site under section 266A.

  3. The amounts published on the Electoral Commission’s internet site are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Notes
  • Section 205C: replaced, on , by section 51 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).