New Zealand Legislation: Acts

73 Allocation of time to political parties

• (1) In respect of each election period, the Electoral Commission must allocate to political parties, in such proportions as the Electoral Commission considers appropriate, the time that TVNZ and RNZ have made available for opening addresses and closing addresses in accordance with section 71A.

  (2) In allocating time to political parties under subsection (1), the Electoral Commission—

  • (a) must consider whether any proposals made under section 71A(3)(a) for the allocation of broadcasting time can be adopted either in full or with modifications specified by the Electoral Commission; and

  • (b) must modify proposals made under section 71A(3)(a) if, in the opinion of the Electoral Commission, the proposals are not consistent with the provisions of section 75.

  (3) The Electoral Commission must not allocate any time to an individual political party under this section if that political party has received an allocation of time under this section as part of a group of related political parties.

  (4) This section is subject to sections 75, 75A, and 76.

  Section 73: substituted, on 7 December 2004, by section 10 of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 100).