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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
sec.123RElectoral commission must give notice of expenditure caps
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### sec.123R Electoral commission must give notice of expenditure caps
For an election, the electoral commission must publish a notice, on the electoral commission’s website, that states—
the amount of an expenditure cap for an individual candidate for the election; and
the amount of an expenditure cap for a registered third party for the election; and
a general outline of expenditure caps for other participants in the election.
The electoral commission must publish the notice—
for a quadrennial election—as soon as practicable after the relevant day for the election but no later than the day before the capped expenditure period for the election starts; or
for a by-election—on the day notice of the day of the by-election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 24 (3) ; or
for a fresh election—on the day notice of the election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 25 (1) .
Also, as soon as practicable after the returning officer has certified the nomination of a person for an election under section 27 (3) (a) , the electoral commission must give the person a written notice that states—
the amount of the person’s expenditure cap as if the person were an individual candidate for the election; and
a general outline of expenditure caps for participants who are not individual candidates, including how the caps adjust during the capped expenditure period for the election under this division.
s 123R ins 2023 No. 8 s 41
(sec.123R-ssec.1) For an election, the electoral commission must publish a notice, on the electoral commission’s website, that states— the amount of an expenditure cap for an individual candidate for the election; and the amount of an expenditure cap for a registered third party for the election; and a general outline of expenditure caps for other participants in the election.
(sec.123R-ssec.2) The electoral commission must publish the notice— for a quadrennial election—as soon as practicable after the relevant day for the election but no later than the day before the capped expenditure period for the election starts; or for a by-election—on the day notice of the day of the by-election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 24 (3) ; or for a fresh election—on the day notice of the election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 25 (1) .
(sec.123R-ssec.3) Also, as soon as practicable after the returning officer has certified the nomination of a person for an election under section 27 (3) (a) , the electoral commission must give the person a written notice that states— the amount of the person’s expenditure cap as if the person were an individual candidate for the election; and a general outline of expenditure caps for participants who are not individual candidates, including how the caps adjust during the capped expenditure period for the election under this division.
- (a) the amount of an expenditure cap for an individual candidate for the election; and
- (b) the amount of an expenditure cap for a registered third party for the election; and
- (c) a general outline of expenditure caps for other participants in the election.
- (a) for a quadrennial election—as soon as practicable after the relevant day for the election but no later than the day before the capped expenditure period for the election starts; or
- (b) for a by-election—on the day notice of the day of the by-election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 24 (3) ; or
- (c) for a fresh election—on the day notice of the election is published on the electoral commission’s website under section 25 (1) .
- (a) the amount of the person’s expenditure cap as if the person were an individual candidate for the election; and
- (b) a general outline of expenditure caps for participants who are not individual candidates, including how the caps adjust during the capped expenditure period for the election under this division.