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Electoral Act 1993

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

206Q: Return of party's election expenses and return of party’s allocation expenses to be publicly available

You could also call this:

"Parties' election spending is made public for you to see."

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The Electoral Commission can publish the returns and reports that parties file under section 206I or 206IA in a way they think is suitable. You can look at these returns and reports during the public inspection period. The Electoral Commission might charge you a fee to look at them, which would be based on the Official Information Act 1982.

The Electoral Commission has to make the returns and reports available for you to inspect during this time. They can decide how you inspect them, as long as you can see the information. You might have to pay to inspect the returns and reports, depending on what the Electoral Commission decides.

The Electoral Commission is in charge of making sure you can see the returns and reports. You can look at them to find out about the parties' election expenses and allocation expenses. The Electoral Commission will make the information available to you in a way that follows the rules.

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

206QReturn of party's election expenses and return of party’s allocation expenses to be publicly available

  1. The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, every return and every accompanying auditor's report filed under section 206I or 206IA.

  2. During the public inspection period, the Electoral Commission must make available for public inspection a copy of every return and report referred to in subsection (1).

  3. The Electoral Commission may make inspection under subsection (2) subject to the payment of any charges that may be made under the Official Information Act 1982.

Compare
  • 1993 No 87 s 214J(1), (2)(a) (pre-20 December 2007);
  • 2007 No 111 s 112
Notes
  • Section 206Q: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
  • Section 206Q heading: amended, on , by section 104(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 206Q(1): amended, on , by section 104(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 206Q compare note: amended, on , by section 14 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).