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Electoral Act 2004
176AMeaning of electoral expenditure
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176A Meaning of electoral expenditure
(1) Electoral expenditure, for an election, means expenditure incurred
during the capped expenditure period on any of the following:
(a) publishing, broadcasting, posting or displaying an electoral
advertisement during that period in any form and on any
platform or at any venue or place during that period;
(b) producing an electoral advertisement that is published,
broadcast, posted or displayed as mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c) designing or producing any printed electoral matter to which
Part 13, Division 1, Subdivision 2 applies that is published,
communicated or distributed during that period;
(d) producing or distributing electoral matter that is addressed to
particular persons or organisations and is distributed during
that period;
(e) carrying out an opinion poll or other research about the
election during that period.
(2) For subsection (1), electoral expenditure also includes receiving
an item or service specified in that subsection in the form of a gift.
(3) For subsection (1), electoral expenditure is incurred:
(a) in the case of a good – when the good is delivered; or
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(b) in the case of a service – when the service is provided.
Examples for subsection (3)