Electoral Act 1993

210D Offences relating to return of party donations

(1)

A party secretary commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000 who, without reasonable excuse,—

(a)

files a return of party donations under section 210 during the late period:

(b)

files a return of party donations under section 210C during the late period.

(1A)

A party secretary is guilty of a corrupt practice who, without reasonable excuse,—

(a)

files a return of party donations under section 210 or 210C after the late period; or

(b)

fails to file a return of party donations under—

(i)

section 210:

(ii)

section 210C.

(2)

A party secretary who files a return under section 210 or 210C that is false in any material particular is guilty of—

(a)

a corrupt practice if he or she filed the return knowing it to be false in any material particular; or

(b)

an illegal practice in any other case unless the party secretary proves that—

(i)

he or she had no intention to misstate or conceal the facts; and

(ii)

he or she took all reasonable steps in the circumstances to ensure that the information in the return was accurate.

(3)

In this section, late period, in relation to the filing of a return, means the period commencing on the day after the date on which the return is required to be filed and ending on the day that is 15 working days later.

Compare: 2007 No 111 s 56

Section 210D: inserted, on 1 March 2009, by section 6 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 1).

Section 210D(1): replaced, on 25 March 2014, by section 40(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).

Section 210D(1A): inserted, on 25 March 2014, by section 40(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).

Section 210D(3): inserted, on 25 March 2014, by section 40(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 8).