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Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - Donations protected from disclosure

208G: Duty of Electoral Commission to report

You could also call this:

"The Electoral Commission must report on money they get and spend, and tell us every 3 months and every year."

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The Electoral Commission has to report on certain things. You need to know what these things are. The Commission must report on the total amounts of donations they got under section 208A(2), the amounts they paid to a party secretary under section 208D(1), the amounts they returned to donors under section 208D(2)(a) or (3)(a), and the amounts they paid into a Crown Bank Account under section 208D(2)(b) or (3)(b).

The Electoral Commission must do this reporting in two ways. They have to include this information in their annual report for each financial year. They also have to report on this information every three months, by putting it on their website and using other ways they think are suitable.

The Commission reports on the preceding three-month period when they do their quarterly reports.

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Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
Donations protected from disclosure

208GDuty of Electoral Commission to report

  1. The Electoral Commission must, in the manner required by subsection (2), report on—

  2. the total amounts received in donations under section 208A(2):
    1. the amounts paid to a party secretary under section 208D(1) during the period being reported on:
      1. the amount returned to donors under section 208D(2)(a) or (3)(a) during the period being reported on:
        1. the amount paid into a Crown Bank Account under section 208D(2)(b) or (3)(b) during the period being reported on.

          1. The Electoral Commission must report on the matters set out in subsection (1)—

          2. in each annual report, in relation to the financial year to which the report relates; and
            1. quarterly, by publication on the Commission's Internet site and by any other means the Commission considers appropriate, in respect of the preceding 3-month period.

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              Notes
              • Section 208G: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).