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Electoral Act 1993

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

206V: Maximum amount of registered promoter’s total election expenses

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"How much a registered promoter can spend on election expenses"

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You have a limit on how much you can spend on election expenses if you are a registered promoter. This limit is the amount published on the Electoral Commission's internet site under section 266A. The amount includes goods and services tax.

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

206VMaximum amount of registered promoter’s total election expenses

  1. The total election expenses of a registered promoter in respect of any regulated period must not exceed the amount published on the Electoral Commission’s internet site under section 266A.

  2. The amount published on the Electoral Commission’s internet site is inclusive of goods and services tax.

Notes
  • Section 206V: replaced, on , by section 53 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 82).