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Electoral Act 1993

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

209E: Return of candidate donations to be publicly available

You could also call this:

"Candidate donations are made public for you to see"

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The Electoral Commission can publish returns filed under section 209 in a way they think is appropriate. You can look at these returns during the public inspection period. The Electoral Commission must make them available for you to see.

The Electoral Commission can charge you to look at these returns, following the rules in the Official Information Act 1982. They have to make the returns available for you to look at during the public inspection period. You can see the returns that were filed under section 209.

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

209EReturn of candidate donations to be publicly available

  1. The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, every return filed under section 209.

  2. Repealed

  3. During the public inspection period, the Electoral Commission must make available for public inspection a copy of every return filed under section 209.

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

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Notes
  • Section 209E: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
  • Section 209E(1): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
  • Section 209E(2): repealed, on , by section 32(2)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
  • Section 209E(3): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).
  • Section 209E(4): amended, on , by section 32(1)(a) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 26).