Hon Judith Collins
Government Bill
149—2
As reported from the Justice and Electoral Committee
Commentary
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
3 Principal Act
4 Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5 New subpart 1 heading in Part 4 inserted
6 Section 63 amended (Application for registration)
7 Section 63A replaced (Application for registration of party logo)
63A Application fee
8 Section 64 amended (Times when registration prohibited)
9 Section 65A repealed (Certain logos not to be registered)
10 Section 67A repealed (Registration of party logos)
11 Section 68A repealed (Inspection of party logos)
12 Section 69 replaced (Changes to Register)
69 Changes to Register of Political Parties
13 Section 69A repealed (Changes to party logos)
14 Section 70A repealed (Cancellation of registration of party logo)
15 New subpart 2 of Part 4 inserted
Subpart 2—Registration of party logos
71C Application for registration of party logo
71D Grounds on which registration refused
71E Times when registration of party logos prohibited
71F Registration of party logos
71G Inspection of party logos
71H Changes to party logos
71I Cancellation of registration of party logo
16 Section 78 replaced (Exercise of Maori option)
78 Exercise of Maori option
17 Sections 82 to 86 replaced
82 Compulsory registration of electors
83 Application for registration
84 Registration of persons outside New Zealand
85 Registration of persons who have physical or mental impairment
86 Representatives
18 Section 87 renumbered (Procedure following application for registration)
19 Section 87A renumbered (Procedure if immigration status means applicant apparently not qualified to be registered)
20 Section 88 amended (Application received after issue of writ)
21 Section 89 repealed (Notice of registration)
22 New sections 89A to 89G and cross-headings inserted
89A Notice of registration
Change of address
89B Elector must give notice of change of place of residence within electoral district
89C Elector must give notice of change of place of residence to different electoral district
Updating of electoral rolls
89D Inquiry to be made to update electoral rolls
89E No inquiry required if application for registration as elector received
89F Procedure following inquiry under section 89D
89G Elector who cannot be contacted to be included in dormant roll
23 Sections 90 and 91 and cross-heading above section 90 repealed
23A Section 127A amended (Deposit by party secretary)
23B Section 146F amended (Deposit payable in respect of bulk nomination schedule)
24 New section 156A inserted (Enrolment confirmation cards)
156A Enrolment confirmation cards
25 Section 157 amended (Materials for polling places)
26 Section 163 amended (Ballot box to remain closed during poll)
27 Section 167 replaced (Issue of ordinary ballot papers)
167 Issue of ordinary ballot papers
28 Section 174A amended (Ballot papers, etc, to be compiled, certified, and sent to Returning Officer)
24 Section 167 amended (Issue of ordinary ballot papers)
29 Section 174C amended (Preliminary count of early votes)
30 Section 174F amended (Scrutineers for count of early votes)
31 Section 176 amended (Marked copies of rolls to be compared)
32 Section 187 amended (Disposal of ballot papers, rolls, etc)
33 Section 190 amended (Papers taken from parcels as evidence in certain cases)
34 Section 196A amended (Unlawful possession of ballot paper)
35 Section 197 amended (Interfering with or influencing voters)
36 Section 198 replaced (Power to remove statements, names, emblems, slogans, or logos)
198 Powers to remove statements and party names, emblems, slogans, and logos
37 Section 201 amended (Offences in respect of ballot papers and ballot boxes)
38 Section 202 replaced (Property to be stated as being in Returning Officer)
202 Property to be stated as being in Returning Officer
39 Section 205M amended (Return may be filed after time limitation if candidate outside New Zealand)
40 Section 205N amended (Offences relating to return of candidate's election expenses)
41 Section 206I amended (Return of party's election expenses)
42 Section 206N amended (Offences relating to return of party's election expenses)
43 Section 206ZE amended (Offences relating to return of registered promoter's election expenses)
44 Section 207C amended (Contributors to be identified)
45 Section 207K amended (Overseas donation or contribution may not exceed $1,500)
46 Section 209 amended (Return of candidate donations)
47 Section 209B amended (Offences relating to return of candidate donations)
48 Section 210 amended (Annual return of party donations)
48A Section 210C amended (Return of party donation received from same donor exceeding $30,000)
49 Section 210D amended (Offences relating to return of party donations)
50 New Part 6B inserted
Part 6BLoans
211 Application of this Part
Subpart 1—General provisions relating to loans
212 Interpretation
213 Party secretary may enter into loan on behalf of party
214 Offence to enter into unauthorised loan
214A Offence to enter into arrangement to circumvent section 213, 214C, or 214F
214B Records of loans
Subpart 2—Disclosure of loans
214C Annual return of loans
214D Auditor's report on annual return of loans
214E Nil return
214F Return of loan provided by same lender exceeding $30,000
214G Offences relating to return of party loans
214H Duty of Electoral Commission
214I Obligation to retain records necessary to verify return of party loans
214J Return of party loans to be publicly available
51 New section 243A inserted (Orders to be made by court after determination under section 243 if list seats allocated)
243A Orders to be made by court after determination under section 243 if list seats allocated
52 Section 266A amended (Expenditure limits to be adjusted each year by Order in Council)
53 Schedule 2 amended
54 Other amendments to principal Act
55 Transitional provision for party logos registered before commencement date
56 Transitional provision for loans entered into on behalf of parties before commencement date
Part 2Consequential amendments to other enactments
Amendments to Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
57 Amendments to Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
Amendment to Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000
58 Amendment to Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000
Amendment to Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011
59 Amendment to Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011
Amendments to Electoral Regulations 1996
60 Amendments to Electoral Regulations 1996
61 Regulation 3 replaced (Application for registration)
3 Application for registration
62 Regulation 4A amended (Updating of electoral rolls)
63 Regulation 4B amended (Transfer of electors between electorates)
64 Schedule 1 amended
ScheduleOther amendments to principal Act
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: