New Zealand Legislation: Acts

65 Requirements for election advertisements that promote parties or candidates

• (1) A promoter must not publish, or cause or permit to be published, an election advertisement that encourages or persuades, or appears to encourage or persuade, voters to vote for a party unless the publication of the advertisement—

  • (a) is authorised in writing by the financial agent of the party; and

  • (b) contains a statement that sets out the name and address of the promoter of the advertisement.

  (2) A promoter must not publish, or cause or permit to be published, an election advertisement that encourages or persuades, or appears to encourage or persuade, voters to vote for a candidate unless the publication of the advertisement—

  • (a) is authorised in writing by the financial agent of that candidate; and

  • (b) contains a statement that sets out the name and address of the promoter of the advertisement.

  (3) A promoter must not publish, or cause or permit to be published, an election advertisement that encourages or persuades, or appears to encourage or persuade, voters to vote for 2 or more candidates unless the publication of the advertisement—

  • (a) is authorised in writing by the financial agent of each of those candidates; and

  • (b) contains a statement that sets out the name and address of the promoter of the advertisement.

  (4) Every promoter is guilty of an illegal practice who wilfully contravenes any provision of this section.