71. Is it specified that a particular institution(s) is responsible for investigating money laundering that relates to political parties, candidates and elected officials?

Functions, duties and powers of Unit

25._(1) The Unit –

(a) must receive reports made under sections 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 33(2) and information provided to the Unit by any agency of another country, information provided to the Unit by a law enforcement agency or a government institution or agency, and any other information voluntarily provided to the Unit about suspicions of a serious offence, a money laundering offence or the offence of the financing of terrorism;

(b) may collect information that the Unit considers relevant to serious offences, money laundering activities or the financing of terrorism whether or not publicly available, including commercially available databases, or information that is collected or maintained, including information that is stored in databases maintained by the government;

(c) may obtain information on parties or transactions referred to in reports made under sections 7, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 33(2);

Source: Article 25, Financial Transactions Reporting Act 2004

Financial Intelligence Unit is responsible for money laundering investigations in general