New Zealand Legislation: Acts

86 Return of candidate's election expenses

• (1) Within 70 working days after polling day, a candidate's financial agent must file with the Chief Electoral Officer a return setting out the candidate's election expenses.

  (2) Every return filed under subsection (1) must—

  • (a) be in the form required by the Chief Electoral Officer; and

  • (b) include a statutory declaration made by the financial agent and the candidate, each declaring that, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,—

    • (i) the return correctly sets out all the information required to be provided; and

    • (ii) a fair assessment has been made of the commercial value of any materials and advertising spaces used in candidate advertisements.