What penalties are envisioned for offences related to unlawful conduct of campaign financing?

Electoral Act 1989

PART IV - ELECTION OFFENCES

24. Permitted electionexpenses.

(1) No candidate may spend,on any election campaign, more than the sum of $10,000.

(2) Without prejudice tothe generality of subsection (1), the following payments are deemed to bespending on an election campaign - unless contrary to section 21 —

(a) any donation madewithin 6 months of an election, either by a

candidate or on his behalf;

(b) the cost of anyentertaining (including food, drink or provision)

paid by or on behalf of acandidatewithin 6 months of an election;

(c) travelling ortransportation expenses paid by

or on behalf of acandidate, to enable people to travel to a polling station.

(3) For the purposes ofthis section any sum expended by a candidate for his personal expenses, orthose relating to

his spouse; parents;grandparents;

grandchildren; the brothersand sisters

and half brothers and halfsisters of

his parents; spouse'sparents; brothers

and sisters and halfbrothers and

half sisters, or theirchildren; or the

brothers and sisters andhalf brothers

and half sisters of hisspouse, or their children; or in relation to a church or for a charitablepurpose, shall be disregarded.

(4) Within one month afteran election, every candidate shall deliver to the Supervisor a sworn statementof his election expenses, itemised and complete in all respects.

(5) It is an offence forany candidate to spend on an election campaign more than the sum of $10,000 orto fail to deliver the statement referred to in subsection (4) or to deliver afalse

statement, and any personfound guilty shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(6) If a person convicted under subsection (5) was elected at theelection, and if the court considers that the circumstances of the offence aresufficiently serious, the court may declare the candidate’s election to be voidand if he has already taken his seat in the Legislative Assembly he shall beunseated by the Assembly.

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