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Electoral Act 1993

Election expenses, donations, and annual financial statements - Election expenses of registered promoters

206U: Offence to incur unauthorised election expense

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"Breaking election expense rules can get you in trouble"

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If you break the rules about election expenses, you can get in trouble. You will be guilty of a corrupt practice if you deliberately do not follow the rules in section 206T. If you do not follow the rules in section 206T for any other reason, you will be guilty of an illegal practice.

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Part 6AElection expenses, donations, and annual financial statements
Election expenses of registered promoters

206UOffence to incur unauthorised election expense

  1. Every person is guilty of—

  2. a corrupt practice who wilfully contravenes section 206T; and
    1. an illegal practice who contravenes section 206T in any other case.

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      • Section 206U: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).