Their party secretary is Lance Norman (a manager in one of the Tamihere organisations) and I wonder if he realises the personal risk he is at.
S210J(2) of the Electoral Act says:
A party secretary is guilty of a corrupt practice if the party secretary, without reasonable excuse,(a) provides the Electoral Commission with annual financial statements for the party after the late period; or(b) fails to provide the Electoral Commission with annual financial statements for the party.
The late period is 15 working days from the deadline, so 21 July 2024, which we are three months past. So Mr Norman could be charged with a corrupt practice, not just an illegal practice.
And what is the penalty?
either or both a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $100,000
The fine might not be a concern as he could be reimbursed for that, but if I was Mr Norman I’d be very worried about the possibility of jail time, unless he has a reasonable excuse for not providing the party’s financial statements as required by law.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders.
2 comments:
For him to face jail time we would need a judge with a spine that is willing to enforce the law.
Good luck with that search.
David great work, as usual. However, he can apply for a cultural report, paid for by you and me, claim his dad smoked weed and his mum spanked him and that his mates are all gang members. He gets a 40% discount because, well hes maori. He's not going to jail mate.
You might end up in jail tho for daring to point out how bad the maori racism is. BTW, you also can apply for a cultural report to be completed but since you are not maori, you need to pay for it yourself.
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