74Electoral Commission may audit claims

#### 74 Electoral Commission may audit claims 74 Electoral Commission may audit claims (cf section 65 EFED Act) > > (1) The Electoral Commission may audit claims under this Part. > > > (2) A party agent, party or candidate must assist the Electoral Commission by— > > > > > (a) giving the Electoral Commission full and free access at all reasonable times to all accounts, records, documents and papers of the agent by whom the claim is to be lodged, and of the party or candidate, as the case may require, relating directly or indirectly to the expenditure referred to in the claim, and > > > > > (b) giving the Electoral Commission all information and explanations that the Electoral Commission reasonably asks for with respect to the expenditure referred to in the claim. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (3) The Electoral Commission may appoint a person, who the Electoral Commission is satisfied has sufficient skills and experience, to audit claims under this Part. > > > (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the auditor has and may exercise the same functions as the Electoral Commission has under this section in relation to an audit of claims under this Part. > > > (5) An audit under this section is to be conducted in the manner specified in the regulations (if any). > > **s 74:** Am 2022 No 57, Sch 3\[20\].