Electoral Commission decision 2008-11, Progressive, newspaper advertisement
Subject: Progressive advertisement appearing in the Southland Express on 10 April 2008 re BZP.
Findings and Determination: The item is an election advertisement and did not contain a promoter statement. The offence will be reported to the Police. No determination was made as to who was the promoter of the election advertisement. Contravention of sections 63(2)(a) and 65(1)(b) of the Electoral Finance Act 2007, by failure to display promoter statements, amounting to offences under sections 63(4) and 65(4) of the Act. Depending on who is the promoter, may have breached sections 65(1)(a) and 63(2)(b). The facts will be reported to the Police in accordance with section 70.
This headnote does not form part of the decision.