9Vouching for political donations

9 Vouching for political donations

9 Vouching for political donations

(1) For the purposes of section 17(8) of the Act, the prescribed manner of vouching for political donations received by a party, an elected member, a group, a candidate, associated entity or a third-party campaigner is by lodging with the relevant Part 3 declaration—

(a) the receipt book, containing the triplicate forms of each receipt issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each unused receipt, and

(b) the acknowledgment book, containing the triplicate forms of each acknowledgment issued and the original, duplicate and triplicate of each unused acknowledgment.

(2) If a party, an elected member, a group, a candidate, associated entity or a third-party campaigner maintains its financial records by means of a computer system, the prescribed manner of vouching for political donations received by that party, elected member, group, candidate, associated entity or third-party campaigner is by lodging with the relevant Part 3 declaration an electronic copy of the relevant receipt book and acknowledgement book.