77Offences relating to assisting others lodging Assembly election campaign returns

77 Offences relating to assisting others lodging Assembly election campaign returns

(1)  A person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that an Assembly election campaign return lodged by the person under section 71 , or an amended Assembly election campaign return lodged by the person under section 73 , is not false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(2)  A person acting, or purportedly acting, on behalf of a registered party must not, in relation to a matter required to be included in an Assembly election campaign return lodged under section 71 by the party agent in relation to the party, give or withhold information to or from the party agent if the person knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the Assembly election campaign return or in an amended Assembly election campaign return.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(3)  An Assembly Member, or Assembly candidate, who is or was endorsed by a registered party must not, in relation to a matter required to be included in an Assembly election campaign return lodged under section 71 by the party agent in relation to the registered party, give or withhold information to or from the party agent if the Member or candidate knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the Assembly election campaign return or in an amended Assembly election campaign return.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(4)  A person who is or was an independent Assembly Member or independent Assembly candidate must not, in relation to a matter required to be included in an Assembly election campaign return lodged under section 71 by the official agent in relation to the Member or candidate, give or withhold information to or from the official agent if the Member or candidate knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the Assembly election campaign return or in an amended Assembly election campaign return.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

(5)  An associated entity or third-party campaigner in relation to an election must not, in relation to a matter required to be included in an Assembly election campaign return lodged under by the official agent in relation to the associated entity or third-party campaigner, give or withhold information to or from the official agent if the associated entity or third-party campaigner knows, or ought to have known, that it will result in the making of a false statement in the Assembly election campaign return or in an amended Assembly election campaign return.