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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Offences at elections

199: Recovery of expenses

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"Paying back money if you break election rules"

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If you break election rules, you might have to pay back expenses to the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission can get back money they spent because of things you did, like showing a statement, name, emblem, slogan, or logo, from you and anyone who told you to do it. You and the people who told you to do it are responsible for paying this money back to the government, and you have to pay it together.

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Part 6Elections
Offences at elections

199Recovery of expenses

  1. All expenses incurred by the Electoral Commission in exercising the powers conferred by sections 197A(9) and 198(1) may be recovered by the Electoral Commission from the persons by whom or by whose direction the statement, name, emblem, slogan, or logo was exhibited, as a debt due by them jointly and severally to the Crown.

Notes
  • Section 199: amended, on , by section 97 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).