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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Return of electoral donations and expenses

112A: Return of electoral donations and expenses

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If you are a candidate in an election, you must file a return of electoral donations and expenses. You have 55 days to do this after the election results are announced. If you are outside New Zealand when the results are announced, you have 76 days. You must include details of every donation over $1,500 in your return. This includes the donor's name, address, and the amount of the donation. You also need to say if any donations are funded from contributions, and give details of these contributions if they are over $1,500. You must also include details of any anonymous donations over $1,500, and your electoral expenses. Your return must be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2. You send your return to the electoral officer responsible for the election, which is what is meant by "file" in this context. You may need to refer to section 103D or section 103J(1) or (2) for more information.

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Part 5Electoral donations and expenses
Return of electoral donations and expenses

112AReturn of electoral donations and expenses

  1. Within 55 days after the day on which the successful candidates at any election are declared to be elected, every candidate at the election must file a return of electoral donations and expenses.

  2. However, in any case where a candidate is outside New Zealand on the day on which the successful candidates are declared to be elected (election result day), the return must be filed within 76 days after election result day.

  3. The return of electoral donations and expenses must set out—

  4. the details specified in subsection (4) in respect of every electoral donation (other than a donation of the kind referred to in paragraph (c)) received by the candidate that, either on its own or when aggregated with all other donations made by or on behalf of the same donor for use in the same campaign, exceeds $1,500 in sum or value; and
    1. whether any donation is funded from contributions, and if so, and to the extent known or ascertainable from the information supplied under section 103D, the details specified in subsection (5) in respect of every contribution that, either on its own or when aggregated with other contributions by the same contributor to the donation, exceeds $1,500 in sum or value; and
      1. the details specified in subsection (6) in respect of every anonymous electoral donation received by the candidate that exceeds $1,500; and
        1. details of the candidate's electoral expenses.

          1. The details referred to in subsection (3)(a) are—

          2. the name of the donor; and
            1. the address of the donor; and
              1. the amount of the donation or, in the case of aggregated donations, the total amount of the donations; and
                1. the date the donation was received or, in the case of aggregated donations, the date that each donation was received.

                  1. The details referred to in subsection (3)(b) are—

                  2. the name of the contributor; and
                    1. the address of the contributor; and
                      1. the amount of the contribution or, in the case of aggregated contributions, the total amount of the aggregated contributions.

                        1. The details referred to in subsection (3)(c) are—

                        2. the date the donation was received; and
                          1. the amount of the donation; and
                            1. the amount paid to the electoral officer under section 103J(1) or (2) and the date that payment was made.

                              1. Every return filed under this section must be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2.

                              2. It is the duty of every electoral officer to ensure that this section is complied with.

                              3. In this section, file in relation to a return, means to send the return to the electoral officer responsible for the conduct of the election.

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                              Notes
                              • Section 112A: inserted, on , by section 35 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 40).