Guidelines for the General Election (Candidates and Election Agents) 2011

  Guidelines for the General Election (Candidates and Election Agents) 2011 (WORD Version) (doc, 370 kb)

  Guidelines for the General Election (Candidates and Election Agents) 2011 (PDF Version) (pdf, 261 kb)

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Introduction

Useful Information

Chapter 1 - Candidates

Candidates - Introduction

1.1 Appointment of an election agent

1.2 Assignment of a portion of a candidate's spending limit

1.3 Donations

1.4 Opening and maintaining a political donations account

1.5 Prohibited donations

1.6 Persons incurring unauthorised expenditure

1.7 Furnishing the required statutory documentation

1.8 Claiming a reimbursement of election expenses

1.9 Offences and penalties

Chapter 2 - Candidates' Election Agents

Candidates' Election Agents - Introduction

2.1 Appointment as an election agent

2.2 Main functions of an election agent

2.3 Spending limits for the election

2.4 Assignment of a portion of a candidate's spending limit

2.5 The Election Period

2.6 Persons incurring unauthorised expenditure

2.7 What are election expenses?

2.8 What are not election expenses?

2.9 Payment of invoices to suppliers

2.10 Furnishing an Election Expenses Statement

2.11 Consequences of overspending by an election agent

2.12 Offences and penalties

Appendix 1- Definitions

Appendix 2 - Fund-raising events

Appendix 3 - Items which are not election expenses and which were included in Election Expenses Statements at previous elections

Appendices 4 and 5 below are currently only available in Word and Pdf format.  If you have difficulty accessing them please contact our Access Officer and he will arrange to have them provided to you in a different format.

  Appendix 4 - example of cross-canvassing (WORD version) (doc, 26 kb)

  Appendix 4 - example of cross-canvassing (PDF version) (pdf, 10 kb)

  Appendix 5 - SAMPLE Election Expenses Statement form (WORD version) (doc, 175 kb)

  Appendix 5 - SAMPLE Election Expenses Statement form (PDF version) (pdf, 75 kb)

Appendix 6 - Advice given at previous elections