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Electoral Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions

267: Regulations

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"Rules made by the Governor-General to help the Electoral Act 1993 work properly"

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The Governor-General can make regulations for the Electoral Act 1993. You might wonder what these regulations are for. They can be about things like what forms to use, how much to charge for some services, and what rules special voters must follow.

The Governor-General can also make regulations about what offences and penalties are for breaking these rules. You can find more information about how these regulations are published in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

These regulations can cover many areas, such as how and when special voters can vote, and what conditions they must meet to vote.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions

267Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act:
    1. prescribing fees, or a scale of fees, for the supply of computer-compiled lists and electronic storage media by the Electoral Commission to any person under section 114, and for the giving of remote access by electronic means under that section:
      1. prescribing criteria, in addition to those specified in section 111E(3)(a) to (d), of which the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Maori Affairs must be satisfied in relation to a particular person or body of persons before designating it under section 111E:
        1. defining iwi organisation and other Maori organisation for the purposes of sections 111A to 111F:
          1. prescribing the time at which, and the manner in which, special voters may vote (whether at a polling place or not and whether in or outside New Zealand):
            1. prescribing conditions upon or subject to which special voters may vote:
              1. prescribing different methods of voting for different classes of special voters:
                1. prescribing offences in respect of the contravention of or non-compliance with any regulations made under this Act:
                  1. prescribing penalties for offences against regulations made under this Act, not exceeding imprisonment for a term of 3 months or a fine of $1,000 or both:
                    1. providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.

                      1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                      Notes
                      • Section 267(1)(b): substituted, on , by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
                      • Section 267(1)(b): amended, on , by section 52(17)(t) of the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57).
                      • Section 267(1)(c): substituted, on , by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
                      • Section 267(1)(ca): inserted, on , by section 98 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1).
                      • Section 267(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).