87Electoral costs and expenses

87 Electoral costs and expenses (1) If the returning officer for an election is the Electoral Commissioner, the reasonable costs and expenses of conducting the election, including the costs and expenses incurred by the Electoral Commissioner, are payable from the funds of the relevant council and may be recovered from the council as a debt. (2) The reasonable costs and expenses of conducting an election are to be determined in accordance with an agreement between the council and the Electoral Commissioner. (3) If there is no agreement under subregulation (2), the Electoral Commissioner may commence a proceeding in a court to recover the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Electoral Commissioner as a debt due to the Electoral Commission.