Oops. The Maori Party appears to be breaching the Electoral Act.
And, as of last night, an update for Monday:
The Electoral Act (1993) says:
(1) Every person is guilty of a corrupt practice who commits the offence of treating.
(2) Every person commits the offence of treating who corruptly, by himself or herself or by any other person on his or her behalf, either before, during, or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving or providing, any food, drink, entertainment, or provision to or for any person—
(3) Every person commits the offence of treating who, being the holder of a licence for the sale by retail of alcohol (within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012), knowingly supplies any food, drink, entertainment, or provision—
(4) Every elector who corruptly accepts or takes any such food, drink, entertainment, or provision also commits the offence of treating.
(5) Notwithstanding anything in this section, the provision of a light supper after any election meeting shall be deemed not to constitute the offence of treating.
Legislation.govt.nz
Ms Ngarewa-Packer’s posts are on Facebook and there are also no promoter statements.
Discuss it on the BFD.
