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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Return of electoral donations and expenses

112B: Nil return

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"When you don't have anything to report, you still need to tell us."

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If you are a candidate, you must file a nil return under section 112A if you think there is no relevant information to disclose. You need to do this even if you do not have any information to report. This is a requirement for you as a candidate to follow the rules about disclosing information.

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Return of electoral donations and expenses

112BNil return

  1. If a candidate considers that there is no relevant information to disclose under section 112A, the candidate must file a nil return under that section.

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