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Electoral Act 1993

Election advertising - Registered promoters

204V: Register to be public

You could also call this:

"The electoral roll must be available for the public to view for free during office hours."

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The Electoral Commission has to make the register available for you to look at during office hours without charging a fee. You can go to their office and inspect the register for free. The Electoral Commission also has to give you a copy of the register, or part of it, if you ask for it.

You will have to pay a charge for the copy, which is decided under the Official Information Act 1982, you can find this act at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM64784. The Electoral Commission will give you the copy you asked for after you pay the charge. This helps you get the information you need from the register.

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Part 6AAElection advertising
Registered promoters

204VRegister to be public

  1. The Electoral Commission must—

  2. make the register available for public inspection at its office during ordinary office hours, without fee; and
    1. supply to a person copies of all or part of the register on request, subject to the payment of any charges that may be made under the Official Information Act 1982.

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