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Local Electoral Act 2001

Electoral donations and expenses - Electoral expenses

107: Leave to pay claim after time limited

You could also call this:

"Asking the court to pay a late claim for election expenses"

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You can ask the District Court to let a candidate pay a claim after the time limit. The court can say yes if it thinks it is fair. You can pay the amount the court says. You can pay the amount the court decides, and it will be like you paid on time. The court's decision is important in this case. You follow the court's order. The District Court makes decisions about electoral expenses, and you can find more information about this in the Electoral Act. The rules about paying claims are part of the law. You need to follow the law when it comes to electoral expenses.

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Part 5Electoral donations and expenses
Electoral expenses

107Leave to pay claim after time limited

  1. The District Court may, on the application of the claimant or the candidate, grant leave to the candidate to pay a disputed claim, or to pay a claim for any electoral expenses, even though it is sent in after the time allowed by this Act, if the court considers it in the interests of justice to grant that leave.

  2. Any sum specified in the order granting that leave may be paid by the candidate and, when paid, is to be treated as paid within the time allowed by this Act.

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Notes
  • Section 107(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).