§ 63 — When disclosure of reportable political donations to be made

63.—(1) Subject to this Act, disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted by or on behalf of a politically significant person must be given to a competent authority as follows:(a)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted during the pre‑election period for that election, no later than 2 clear days before nomination day of that election;

(b)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted during the post‑election period for that election, no later than the 31st day after the results of the election are published;

(c)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted by a politically significant person within a year, no later than 31 January in the following year;

(d)

otherwise, no later than 31 January in the year following the year in which the political donation was received.

(2) Regulations may prescribe a longer period for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) or (d).

(3) Upon receiving a donation report and declaration in compliance with the requirements of subsection (1) from a candidate at an election in relation to a pre‑election period for the election, the competent authority must issue to the candidate concerned, not later than the eve of the nomination day at the election, a political donation certificate stating that the candidate has complied with subsection (1).

(4) A political donation certificate issued under subsection (3) is, for the purposes of any written law, conclusive as to the facts it certifies.

—(1) Subject to this Act, disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted by or on behalf of a politically significant person must be given to a competent authority as follows:(a)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted during the pre‑election period for that election, no later than 2 clear days before nomination day of that election;

(b)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted during the post‑election period for that election, no later than the 31st day after the results of the election are published;

(c)

for a disclosure of reportable political donations received and accepted by a politically significant person within a year, no later than 31 January in the following year;

(d)

otherwise, no later than 31 January in the year following the year in which the political donation was received.

(2) Regulations may prescribe a longer period for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) or (d).

(3) Upon receiving a donation report and declaration in compliance with the requirements of subsection (1) from a candidate at an election in relation to a pre‑election period for the election, the competent authority must issue to the candidate concerned, not later than the eve of the nomination day at the election, a political donation certificate stating that the candidate has complied with subsection (1).

(4) A political donation certificate issued under subsection (3) is, for the purposes of any written law, conclusive as to the facts it certifies.