Certificate for advance payments
130PF Certificate for advance payments
The following provisions apply to a certificate required to be lodged with the Electoral Commissioner by an agent under section 130PA or 130PC:
the certificate must be lodged in a manner and form determined by the
Electoral Commissioner;
the certificate must contain a verification that the relevant payments under section 130PA or 130PC, and payment under section 130P, are sought in respect of the election by the person or body to which the certificate relates;
the certificate must contain an undertaking that those payments will be used for State electoral purposes;
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled registered political party under section 130PA—the certificate must state the number of House of Assembly districts in which a candidate endorsed by the party will stand for election;
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled registered political party under section 130PC—the certificate must state the number of candidates (up to a maximum of
6) endorsed by the party in the election for the purposes of payments under section 130PC;
in the case of a certificate lodged for a group or candidate (other than a group or candidate endorsed by a registered political party)—the certificate must contain a declaration endorsed in a manner determined by the Electoral Commissioner—
if the certificate is lodged for candidates in a group—that each candidate is qualified to stand as a candidate in the election; or
in any other case—that the candidate is qualified to stand as a candidate in the election;
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled registered political party, entitled group or entitled candidate—the certificate must indicate, in a manner determined by the Electoral
Commissioner, whether the entitled registered political party, entitled group or entitled candidate (as the case may be) elects to be treated as a recontesting party, candidate or group (as the case requires) for the purposes of the payments to which the certificate relates;
the certificate (other than a certificate lodged for a registered political party) must be endorsed in a manner determined by the
Electoral Commissioner—
in the case of a certificate lodged for candidates in an entitled group—by at least 250 electors for the Legislative Council electoral district for each candidate in the entitled group; or
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled candidate in a
Legislative Council election (other than a candidate of a kind referred to in subparagraph (i))—at least 250 electors for the Legislative Council electoral district;
or
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled candidate (other than a candidate of a kind referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii))—by at least 20 electors for the relevant district;
in the case of a certificate relating to 2 or more candidates who intend to have their names grouped together on the ballot paper in accordance with section 58 that is lodged in respect of them before the relevant application is made—the certificate must contain a declaration that such an application will be made before the hour of nomination for the election.
The following provisions apply to a certificate required to be lodged with the Electoral Commissioner by an agent of a candidate under section 130PB:
the certificate must be lodged in a manner and form determined by the
Electoral Commissioner;
the certificate must contain a verification that the relevant payments under sections 130PB and 130P are sought by the candidate in respect of the election;
the certificate must contain an undertaking that those payments will be used for State electoral purposes;
the certificate must indicate, in a manner determined by the Electoral
Commissioner, whether the entitled registered political party or entitled candidate (as the case may be) elects to be treated as a recontesting party or candidate (as the case requires) for the purposes of the payments to which the certificate relates;
in the case of a certificate lodged for an entitled candidate—the certificate must be endorsed in a manner determined by the Electoral
Commissioner by at least 20 electors for the relevant district.
A certificate cannot be lodged under subsection (1) in relation to an election before the commencement of the capped expenditure period for the election.
A certificate cannot be lodged under subsection (2) for a candidate in relation to an election before the receipt of the candidate's nomination for the election.
A certificate seeking payment under section 130PA,
130PB or
130PC cannot be lodged on or after polling day for the election for which the payment is sought.
A certificate required to state the number of candidates endorsed by an entitled registered political party may be lodged under this section even if the identity of the candidates is not determined at the time of lodgement.
A certificate lodged under this section cannot be withdrawn.
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