Reprint as at 5 August 2013
Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this reprint.
Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
Subpart 1—Provisions coming into force on day after assent
4 Interpretation
5 Powers of Electoral Commission
6 Electoral Commission may delegate functions, duties, or powers to non-employees
7 Registrar of Electors
8 Compulsory registration of electors
9 New section 83A substituted
83A Procedure following inquiry under section 83
10 New section 87A inserted
87A Procedure if immigration status means applicant apparently not qualified to be registered
11 Changes of address to be notified
12 Chief Registrar may seek consent of Maori electors to supply of information to designated body
13 Supply of information on age and Maori descent
14 Supply of electoral information to candidates, political parties, and members of Parliament
15 Unpublished names
16 Duty to report suspected offences
17 Assistance to be given to Registrar
18 Power to destroy records
19 Power to resolve in certain cases that by-election not be held
20 Power to resolve in certain cases not to supply vacancy
21 Offence to pay election expenses in excess of prescribed maximum
22 Offence to pay election expenses in excess of prescribed maximum
23 Auditor's report on return of party's election expenses
24 Limit on maximum amount of donations protected from disclosure
25 Personation
26 Disclosure of immigration information for matching purposes
27 Disclosure of personal information for enrolment purposes
Subpart 2—Provisions coming into force on 1 July 2012
28 Functions
29 New sections 9 and 9A substituted
9 Electoral Commission may delegate functions or powers to electoral officials engaged by Commission
9A Ownership of intellectual property developed by delegates of functions or powers
30 Section 21 repealed
31 New section 22 substituted
22 Registrar of Electors
32 Section 23 repealed
Part 2Consequential amendments and transitional provisions
Consequential amendments to principal Act
33 No form of inquiry required if application for registration as elector received
34 Transfer of electors between electorates
35 Applications received after issue of writ
36 False statements or declarations
Consequential amendment to regulations
37 Amendment to Electoral Regulations 1996
Transitional provision approving electronic medium for online re-enrolment and updating
38 Deemed approval of electronic medium called igovt logon service
Transitional provisions relating to abolition of Chief Registrar of Electors
39 Office of Chief Registrar of Electors abolished
40 No compensation for loss of office
41 Crown-owned assets (other than intellectual property) and records that Chief Registrar controls or possesses
42 Liabilities for expenses after 30 June 2012
43 Expenses before 1 July 2012 (whether from commitments before, on, or after 17 August 2009)
44 Expenses after 30 June 2012 from commitments before 18 August 2009
45 Expenses after 30 June 2012 from commitments after 17 August 2009 and before 1 July 2012
46 Matters incomplete on 1 July 2012
47 Proceedings incomplete on 1 July 2012
48 Transitional or savings regulations
49 Interpretation
50 Section 140 repealed
51 Service of notices
52 References to Chief Registrar of Electors
Consequential amendments to other public Acts
53 Amendments to Broadcasting Act 1989
54 Amendments to Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
55 Amendment to Electoral Referendum Act 2010
56 Amendments to Energy Companies Act 1992
57 Amendments to Juries Act 1981
58 Amendments to Local Electoral Act 2001
59 Amendments to Privacy Act 1993
60 Amendments to Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000
Consequential amendments to local Act
61 Amendments to Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Act 2001
Consequential amendments to regulations
62 Amendments to Jury Rules 1990
63 Amendment to Local Electoral Regulations 2001
64 Amendment to Referenda (Postal Voting) Regulations 2009
ScheduleNew form substituted
Reprint notes
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: