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Electoral Act 1993

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

206I: Return of party's election expenses

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"Parties must report their election spending to the Electoral Commission after the election."

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If you are a party secretary, you must file a return of your party's election expenses with the Electoral Commission within 90 working days after polling day. The return must be in the form required by the Electoral Commission. You must also include an auditor's report that you obtained under section 206L with your return.

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

206IReturn of party's election expenses

  1. Within 90 working days after polling day, a party secretary must file a return of the party's election expenses with the Electoral Commission.

  2. The return must be—

  3. in the form required by the Electoral Commission; and
    1. accompanied by an auditor's report obtained under section 206L.

      Compare
      • 1993 No 87 s 214C(1) (pre-20 December 2007);
      • 2007 No 111 s 106
      Notes
      • Section 206I: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
      • Section 206I(1): replaced, on , by section 31 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).