Extension of due date for making disclosures
60 Extension of due date for making disclosures
(cf section 96L EFED Act)
A person who is required to lodge a declaration of disclosures under this Part but who is unable to lodge a complete declaration by the due date may, on or before that date, request the Electoral Commission to extend the due date for lodging the declaration.
The Electoral Commission may, if satisfied that there is good cause to do so, extend the due date for the lodging of the declaration to a date that the Electoral Commission considers appropriate in the circumstances.
The due date for lodging a declaration cannot be extended or further extended under this section by more than 8 weeks in total.
The Electoral Commission may, as a condition of extending the due date, require the person to lodge a declaration containing disclosures that the person is in a position to make at that time.
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