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Electoral Act 1993

Election advertising - Registered promoters

204R: Establishment of register

You could also call this:

"Creating a list of people and groups allowed to advertise during elections"

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The Electoral Commission has to make a list of people or groups who are registered to do election advertising. You can think of this list like a big book that keeps track of who is allowed to advertise during elections. The Electoral Commission will put the name and address of each registered promoter in this book.

The Electoral Commission will also add the names of certain people if they were listed in the promoter's application, as required by section 204L(2)(a)(ii), (b), and (c). This is so they have all the information they need about each promoter. The Electoral Commission can add any other information they think is necessary to the book.

The Electoral Commission is in charge of keeping this book up to date and making sure it has all the right information.

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Part 6AAElection advertising
Registered promoters

204REstablishment of register

  1. The Electoral Commission must establish and maintain a register of registered promoters.

  2. The Electoral Commission must enter in the register in respect of every registered promoter—

  3. the name of the registered promoter; and
    1. the address of the registered promoter; and
      1. the names of the persons set out in the promoter's application, if any, provided under section 204L(2)(a)(ii), (b), and (c).

        1. The Electoral Commission may enter in the register any other information that the Electoral Commission considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of the register.

        Notes
        • Section 204R: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).