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Electoral Act 1993

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

206M: Nil return

You could also call this:

"Telling us you have no information to share"

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If you are a party secretary, you must decide if there is any information to disclose under section 206I. If you think there is no information to disclose, you must file a nil return under that section. You do this when you believe you have no relevant information to share.

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

206MNil return

  1. If a party secretary considers that there is no relevant information to disclose under section 206I, the party secretary must file a nil return under that section.

Compare
  • 1993 No 87 s 214K (pre-20 December 2007);
  • 2007 No 111 s 108
Notes
  • Section 206M: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).