Certain campaign arrangements or understandings to be disclosed
81B Certain campaign arrangements or understandings to be disclosed
If
2 or more candidates in an election or elections in the area of a council enter into an arrangement or understanding to do either or both of the following:
to incur expenditure jointly on electoral material relating to the election or elections;
to keep gifts of money received in relation to the election or elections in the same account, each candidate must, within 1 business day of entering into the arrangement or understanding, give notice of it to the returning officer.
A notice under subsection (1) must state the names of the candidates who have entered into the arrangement or understanding and comply with any requirements of the returning officer.
The returning officer must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving a notice under subsection (1), ensure that the notice is published in a prominent location on a website determined by the returning officer until 30 days after polling day for the relevant election or elections.
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