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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Return of electoral donations and expenses

112F: Return of electoral donations and expenses to be open for public inspection

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"People can see and get copies of election donation and expense records"

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You can look at the returns of electoral donations and expenses at the electoral officer's office. The electoral officer keeps these returns for 7 years after the election. They must make the returns available to the public during this time. You can get a copy of the returns in different ways. The electoral officer publishes the returns electronically or in another way they think is suitable. They also make copies available for you to look at. If you want a copy of one or more returns, you can ask the electoral officer for it. You might have to pay a charge for the copy, as set out in the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. The electoral officer gets the returns from section 112A.

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

112FReturn of electoral donations and expenses to be open for public inspection

  1. The electoral officer must keep every return filed under section 112A in the electoral officer's office, or at some other convenient place to be appointed by the chief executive of the local authority, for a period of 7 years after the date of the election to which it relates (the public inspection period).

  2. During the public inspection period the electoral officer must—

  3. publish, electronically or in any other manner the electoral officer considers appropriate, every return filed under section 112A; and
    1. make available for public inspection a copy of every return filed under section 112A; and
      1. provide to any person upon request a copy of 1 or more returns filed under section 112A, subject to the payment of any charges that may be made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

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