s 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.