Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023
76Offences relating to Assembly election campaign returns
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76 Offences relating to Assembly election campaign returns
(1) A person who is required under a provision of Part 6 to make a disclosure in an Assembly election campaign return under section 71 must make the disclosure within the period specified in that provision as the period within which the disclosure is required to be made in an Assembly election campaign return lodged under section 71 with the Commission.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) A person who is required under section 70 to lodge an Assembly election campaign return under section 71 must lodge the Assembly election campaign return within the period specified in section 70 as the period within which the Assembly election campaign return is to be lodged with the Commission.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(3) A person who is required under a provision of Part 6 to make a disclosure in an Assembly election campaign return under section 71 must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to lodge under section 71 a complete Assembly election campaign return containing the disclosure and any other disclosures that are required under section 71 to be included in the return.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(4) A person who is required under section 70 to lodge an Assembly election campaign return under section 71 must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to lodge under section 71 a complete Assembly election campaign return.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.