Electoral
Commission decision 2008-37, ACT New Zealand, annual returns
of donations 2005 and earlier
Dated: 15 October
2008
Decision Number: 2008-37
Subject: Office space
was provided free-of-charge to ACT New Zealand by Sir Robert
Jones for a number of years, at a value of approximately
$20,000 per annum. The arrangement ceased in 2005. The
annual returns of donations for ACT New Zealand for 2005 and
prior years do not record any donation from Sir Robert Jones
or associated business entities.
Findings and
Determination: Free office space to the value of
approximately $20,000 per year provided to ACT New Zealand
up until 2005 was a party donation and was not included in
ACT New Zealand’s annual returns of donations for the
relevant years. ACT New Zealand is required to file amended
returns for the relevant years. Provision of free office
space for the purposes of an out of Parliament office was a
party donation for the purposes of section 214F of the
Electoral Act 1993. The section 226 time limit for potential
prosecutions has expired. Rectification of the public record
is of principal concern.
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