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Electoral Act 2004
207Annual returns by candidates – gifts
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207 Annual returns by candidates – gifts
(1) The reporting agent of a candidate in an election must, within
30 days after the end of each financial year, give the Commission a
return in the approved form.
(a) for a return for a financial year in which:
(i) an election is not held – the total amount of all gifts
received by the candidate during the financial year; or
(ii) an election is held – the total amount of all gifts received
by the candidate during the period beginning 31 days
after election day and ending on 30 June next following
that election;
(b) the number of persons who made gifts to the candidate;
(d) the defined particulars for those gifts.
the information mentioned in subsection (2)(c) or (d) for a gift by a
the candidate by the person is less than $200.
(4) Despite subsection (2)(a), if a candidate was not required to submit
a return for the previous financial year, the period covered by the
return is taken to begin 31 days after the previous general election.