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Referendums Framework Bill

Referendum advertising - Preliminary provisions

36: Application of this Part to conduct inside or outside New Zealand

You could also call this:

"This law applies to referendum ads published in or from New Zealand."

Illustration for Referendums Framework Bill

This Part of the proposed law applies to the publication of referendum advertisements in certain situations. You need to consider where the advertisement is published and where the person promoting it is located. This Part applies if the advertisement is published in New Zealand, or if it is published outside New Zealand but the person promoting it is in New Zealand.

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This page was last updated on 25 August 2025

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Topics:

Government and voting > Elections

35: Validation of irregularities, or

"Fixing mistakes made when running a referendum"

37: Application of section 3C of Parliamentary Service Act 2000, or

"How another law applies to referendums in this bill"

Part 3Referendum advertising
Preliminary provisions

36Application of this Part to conduct inside or outside New Zealand

This Part applies in respect of the publication of a referendum advertisement—
in New Zealand, in any case where the promoter of the advertisement is in New Zealand:
in New Zealand, in any case where the promoter of the advertisement is outside New Zealand:
outside New Zealand, in any case where the promoter of the advertisement is in New Zealand.