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Electoral Act 1993

Loans - Disclosure of loans

214J: Returns of loans to be publicly available

You could also call this:

"People can look at loan records during a public inspection time"

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The Electoral Commission can publish returns and reports in a way they think is appropriate. You can see returns filed under section 214C, section 214F, and section 214GA, as well as reports obtained under section 214D. The Electoral Commission must make these returns and reports available for you to inspect during the public inspection period.

The Electoral Commission has to make all these returns and reports available for you to look at. They can charge you a fee to look at them, which is decided under the Official Information Act 1982.

You can look at the returns and reports during the public inspection period, and the Electoral Commission will decide how you can access them.

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Part 6BLoans
Disclosure of loans

214JReturns of loans to be publicly available

  1. The Electoral Commission may publish, in any manner that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, the following returns and reports:

  2. a return filed under section 214C; and
    1. a report obtained under section 214D accompanying a return referred to in paragraph (a); and
      1. a return filed under section 214F; and
        1. a return filed under section 214GA.

          1. 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).

          2. 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.

          Notes
          • Section 214J: inserted, on , by section 41 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).
          • Section 214J heading: replaced, on , by section 20(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 80).
          • Section 214J(1)(d): inserted, on , by section 20(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 80).