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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Electoral expenses

106: Procedure if claim disputed

You could also call this:

"What happens if you disagree with a claim for election expenses?"

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If you are a candidate and someone sends you a claim for electoral expenses, you must pay it within 60 days. If you dispute the claim or do not pay it, the claim becomes a disputed claim. You can then be taken to court by the claimant. If the court rules in favour of the claimant, you must pay the amount owed. This payment is considered to be made on time, even if it is after the original deadline. The court's decision is final, and you must satisfy the judgment or order made by the court, as seen in similar legislation, such as s 207 of a related act.

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Part 5Electoral donations and expenses
Electoral expenses

106Procedure if claim disputed

  1. If a candidate, in the case of a claim for electoral expenses sent in to him or her within the time allowed by this Act, disputes it, or fails to pay it within 60 days,—

  2. the claim is a disputed claim; and
    1. the claimant may, if he or she thinks fit, within a further 30 days, bring an action for the disputed claim in any court of competent jurisdiction.

      1. Any sum paid by the candidate to satisfy the judgment or order of the court in any action referred to in subsection (1) is to be treated as paid within the time allowed by this Act.

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