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Electoral Act 2004
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224 Commission to publish returns
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Commission must publish on
its website each return given to the Commission under this Part as
soon as practicable after the Commission receives the return.
(2) A return given to the Commission under:
(a) section 191(d) or 192(a) must be published no later than
3 business days after the Commission receives the return; or
(b) section 191(e) or 192(b) must be published no later than
2 business days after the Commission receives the return; or
(c) any provision other than section 191(d) or (e) or 192(a) or (b)
must be published no later than the end of any period
prescribed by the Regulations after the Commission receives
the return.
(3) The Commission may decline to publish on its website, or may
remove from its website, any return under this Part that in the
opinion of the Commission may be false, misleading, vexatious or
otherwise inaccurate.
(4) On payment of a fee determined by the Commission, a person may
obtain a copy of or extract from a return published under this
section.
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