New Zealand Legislation: Acts

74A Allocation of money to political parties

• (1) The Electoral Commission shall, in respect of each election period, decide the allocation to political parties of the amount of any money appropriated by Parliament, or deemed to have been appropriated by Parliament, for the purpose of enabling political parties to meet all or part of the costs of broadcasting election programmes during that election period.

  (2) The decision made under subsection (1)—

  • (a) shall set out the allocations (which shall be in such proportions as the Electoral Commission thinks fit); and

  • (b) may include conditions concerning the manner in which any political party is to expend its allocation.

  (3) Conditions included in a decision pursuant to subsection (2)(b) may include conditions requiring the political party or group of related political parties to advise the Electoral Commission of the value of election programme bookings made by the political party or group of related political parties.

  (4) Where the Electoral Commission decides under subsection (1) to allocate a sum of money to a political party, the Electoral Commission shall supply a copy of its decision to—

  • (a) that political party; and

  • (b) the Secretary for Justice.

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

  Section 74A: substituted, on 1 July 1996, by section 19 of the Broadcasting Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 53).