New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Persons eligible to be appointed as auditor

• A person is eligible to be appointed as an auditor under section 10 or 11 if that person is not—

  • (a) a candidate; or

  • (b) a person whose name is specified in a party list submitted under section 127 of the Electoral Act 1993; or

  • (c) an employee or partner of a candidate or a person referred to in paragraph (b); or

  • (d) an officer or employee of a party or third party; or

  • (e) a body corporate; or

  • (f) a person who, by virtue of section 199(1) of the Companies Act 1993, may not be appointed to act as an auditor of a company; or

  • (g) a financial agent appointed under section 6, 7, or 8; or

  • (h) a Returning Officer.