sec.125Summary expenditure returns—candidates, groups of candidates and registered political parties

### sec.125 Summary expenditure returns—candidates, groups of candidates and registered political parties This section applies to the agent of any of the following participants in an election— a candidate in the election; a group of candidates for the election; a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election. The agent of the participant must give the electoral commission a return about the total amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the participant, or a person acting with the participant’s authority, during the participant’s disclosure period for the election. A return by a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in an election must be accompanied by a certificate from an auditor. See section 135D . The return must— be in the approved form; and be given to the electoral commission within the required period for the election. Also, the return must be accompanied by a copy of each bank statement for the participant’s dedicated account— for the period that— starts when the capped expenditure period for the election starts; and ends on the day before the return is given to the electoral commission; and for an earlier period that includes a transaction related to electoral expenditure incurred during the participant’s disclosure period for the election. If the participant did not incur electoral expenditure during the participant’s disclosure period for the election, the return must state that fact. For subsection (2) , a reference to electoral expenditure incurred by a participant, or a person acting with the participant’s authority, includes electoral expenditure that is taken to have been incurred by the participant under section 123T . Subsection (8) applies if the electoral commission receives a return under subsection (2) from— the agent of a candidate who is successful in the election; or the agent of a group of candidates, any of whose members are successful in the election; or the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate who is successful in the election. The electoral commission must give a copy of the return to— the chief executive officer of the local government for which the election was held; and if the return was received from the agent of a group of candidates for the election, or the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election—each successful candidate who is a member of the group or endorsed by the party. For this section, it does not matter whether electoral expenditure for an election is incurred during the capped expenditure period for the election. s 125 amd 2014 No. 44 s 87 ; 2017 No. 12 s 24 sub 2019 No. 30 s 238 amd 2020 No. 20 s 133 sub 2023 No. 8 s 41 (sec.125-ssec.1) This section applies to the agent of any of the following participants in an election— a candidate in the election; a group of candidates for the election; a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election. (sec.125-ssec.2) The agent of the participant must give the electoral commission a return about the total amount of electoral expenditure incurred by the participant, or a person acting with the participant’s authority, during the participant’s disclosure period for the election. A return by a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in an election must be accompanied by a certificate from an auditor. See section 135D . (sec.125-ssec.3) The return must— be in the approved form; and be given to the electoral commission within the required period for the election. (sec.125-ssec.4) Also, the return must be accompanied by a copy of each bank statement for the participant’s dedicated account— for the period that— starts when the capped expenditure period for the election starts; and ends on the day before the return is given to the electoral commission; and for an earlier period that includes a transaction related to electoral expenditure incurred during the participant’s disclosure period for the election. (sec.125-ssec.5) If the participant did not incur electoral expenditure during the participant’s disclosure period for the election, the return must state that fact. (sec.125-ssec.6) For subsection (2) , a reference to electoral expenditure incurred by a participant, or a person acting with the participant’s authority, includes electoral expenditure that is taken to have been incurred by the participant under section 123T . (sec.125-ssec.7) Subsection (8) applies if the electoral commission receives a return under subsection (2) from— the agent of a candidate who is successful in the election; or the agent of a group of candidates, any of whose members are successful in the election; or the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate who is successful in the election. (sec.125-ssec.8) The electoral commission must give a copy of the return to— the chief executive officer of the local government for which the election was held; and if the return was received from the agent of a group of candidates for the election, or the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election—each successful candidate who is a member of the group or endorsed by the party. (sec.125-ssec.9) For this section, it does not matter whether electoral expenditure for an election is incurred during the capped expenditure period for the election. - (a) a candidate in the election; - (b) a group of candidates for the election; - (c) a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election. - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) be given to the electoral commission within the required period for the election. - (a) for the period that— (i) starts when the capped expenditure period for the election starts; and (ii) ends on the day before the return is given to the electoral commission; and - (i) starts when the capped expenditure period for the election starts; and - (ii) ends on the day before the return is given to the electoral commission; and - (b) for an earlier period that includes a transaction related to electoral expenditure incurred during the participant’s disclosure period for the election. - (i) starts when the capped expenditure period for the election starts; and - (ii) ends on the day before the return is given to the electoral commission; and - (a) the agent of a candidate who is successful in the election; or - (b) the agent of a group of candidates, any of whose members are successful in the election; or - (c) the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate who is successful in the election. - (a) the chief executive officer of the local government for which the election was held; and - (b) if the return was received from the agent of a group of candidates for the election, or the agent of a registered political party that endorsed a candidate in the election—each successful candidate who is a member of the group or endorsed by the party.