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Electoral Act 1993

Registration of electors - Offences

120: Duty to report suspected offences

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"Telling the police about suspected law breaking"

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If the Electoral Commission thinks someone has broken the law under section 119, it must tell the New Zealand Police what it knows. The Electoral Commission has to report the facts that make it think an offence has been committed. You can find out more about the law that the Electoral Commission is referring to by looking at section 119.

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Part 5Registration of electors
Offences

120Duty to report suspected offences

  1. Where the Electoral Commission believes that any person has committed an offence against section 119, it must report the facts on which that belief is based to the New Zealand Police.

Notes
  • Section 120: amended, on , by section 58(a) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 120: amended, on , by section 58(b) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
  • Section 120: amended, on , by section 16 of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).