New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 March 2009
| Public Act | 2007 No 111 |
| Date of assent | 19 December 2007 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Electoral Finance Act 2007: repealed, on 1 March 2009, by section 15 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
The Electoral Finance Act 2007 is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
5 Meaning of election advertisement
6 Appointment of financial agent for candidate
7 Appointment of financial agent for party
8 Appointment of financial agent for third party
9 Persons eligible to be appointed as financial agent
10 Appointment of auditor for party
11 Appointment of auditor for third party
12 Persons eligible to be appointed as auditor
13 Persons eligible to be third party
14 Electoral Commission to establish, maintain, and publish list of third parties
15 Application to be listed as third party
16 Times when listing prohibited
17 Grounds on which listing must be refused
18 Listing of, or refusal to list, third party
19 Changes to be notified to Electoral Commission
Subpart 1—General provisions relating to donations
22 Donations and contributions include GST
23 Donations to be transmitted to financial agent
24 Contributors to be identified
25 Offence relating to contravention of section 24
26 Identity of donor to be disclosed by transmitter, if known
27 Offence relating to contravention of section 26
28 Disclosure of identity of donor
29 Offence relating to contravention of section 28
30 Anonymous donation may not exceed $1,000
31 Offence relating to contravention of section 30
32 Overseas donation may not exceed $1,000
33 Offence relating to contravention of section 32
35 Duty of Chief Electoral Officer in relation to donations
36 Duty of Electoral Commission in relation to donations
Subpart 2—Donations protected from disclosure
38 Method of making donation protected from disclosure
39 Maximum limit on donations protected from disclosure
40 Duty of Electoral Commission to provide advice on actual figures under section 39
41 Duties of Electoral Commission on receipt of donation
42 Timing of payment to political parties and third parties
43 Offence of prohibited disclosure
44 Duty of Electoral Commission to report
Subpart 3—Disclosure of candidate donations
45 Return of candidate donations
47 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of candidate donations
48 Offences relating to return of candidate donations
49 Return of candidate donations to be sent by Chief Electoral Officer to Electoral Commission
50 Return of candidate donations to be publicly available
Subpart 4—Disclosure of party donations
51 Annual return of party donations
52 Auditor's report on annual return of party donations
54 Return of party donation received from same donor exceeding $20,000
55 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of party donations
56 Offences relating to return of party donations
57 Return of party donations to be publicly available
Subpart 5—Disclosure of third party donations
58 Return of third party donations
60 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of third party donations
61 Offences relating to return of third party donations
62 Return of third party donations to be publicly available
Subpart 6—General rules governing election advertisements
63 Election advertisements not to be published in regulated period unless certain conditions met
64 Offence to avoid limits set out in section 63
65 Requirements for election advertisements that promote parties or candidates
66 Offence to incur election expenses exceeding maximum amounts prescribed by section 118(1)
67 Certain persons and bodies may not promote an election advertisement
68 Payment for exhibition of election advertisement
69 Display of advertisement of a specified kind
70 Duties of Chief Electoral Officer and Electoral Commission
Subpart 7—Candidates' election expenses
72 Meaning of election expense
73 Meaning of candidate's election expenses
74 Persons who may incur election expense in relation to candidate activity
75 Offence to incur unauthorised election expense
76 Maximum amount of candidate's election expenses
77 Apportionment of election expense for candidate activity undertaken both before and within regulated period
78 Apportionment of election expense of election activity between candidates
79 Apportionment of election expense of election activity between candidate and party
80 Cost of party activity deemed to be election expense of candidate in particular case
81 Offences in relation to candidate's election expenses
82 Periods for claiming and paying candidate's election expenses
83 Procedure where claim disputed
84 Leave to pay claim after time limitation
85 Election expense to be invoiced
86 Return of candidate's election expenses
88 Offences relating to return of candidate's election expenses
89 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of candidate's election expenses
90 Duty of Chief Electoral Officer
91 Return of candidate's election expenses to be sent by Chief Electoral Officer to Electoral Commission
92 Return of candidate's election expenses to be publicly available
Subpart 8—Parties' election expenses
94 Meaning of election expense
95 Meaning of party's election expenses
96 Persons who may incur election expense in relation to party activity
97 Offence to incur unauthorised election expense
98 Maximum amount of party's election expenses
99 Apportionment of election expense for party activity undertaken both before and within regulated period
100 Apportionment of election expense of election activity between parties
101 Offences in relation to party's election expenses
102 Periods for claiming and paying party's election expenses
103 Procedure where claim disputed
104 Leave to pay claim after time limitation
105 Election expense to be invoiced
106 Return of party's election expenses
107 Auditor's report on return of party's election expenses
109 Offences relating to return of party's election expenses
110 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of party's election expenses
111 Duty of Electoral Commission
112 Return of party's election expenses to be publicly available
Subpart 9—Third parties' election expenses
114 Meaning of election expense
115 Meaning of third party's election expenses
116 Persons who may incur election expense in relation to third party activity
117 Offence to incur unauthorised election expense
118 Maximum amount of third party's election expenses
119 Apportionment of election expense for third party activity undertaken both before and within regulated period
120 Apportionment of election expense of election activity between third parties
121 Election expenses attributed in respect of advertisements authorised by candidate or party
122 Offences in relation to third party's election expenses
123 Periods for claiming and paying third party's election expenses
124 Procedure if claim disputed
125 Leave to pay claim after time limitation
126 Election expense to be invoiced
127 Return of third party's election expenses
128 Auditor's report on return of third party's election expenses
130 Offences relating to return of third party's election expenses
131 Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of third party's election expenses
132 Duty of Electoral Commission
133 Return of third party's election expenses to be publicly available
Subpart 10—Indexation of amounts
134 Amounts may be increased by Order in Council triennially
135 Status of Order in Council made under section 134
Subpart 1—General provisions and penalties
136 Electoral Commission may provide guidance on commercial value of advertising space
137 Liability of candidates, party secretaries, and third parties
138 Providing money for illegal purposes
139 Power to issue search warrant in respect of illegal practice
140 Time limit for prosecution
141 Person charged with corrupt practice may be found guilty of illegal practice
142 Punishment for corrupt practice
143 Punishment for illegal practice
Subpart 2—Regulations and transitional provisions
145 Regulations relating to advertisement of a specified kind
146 Requirements before Minister can recommend that regulations be made
149 Return of party donations in 2008
Subpart 3—Consequential amendments
