| Contents |
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| Part 1 — Introductory Provisions |
| | 1 | Definitions |
| Part 2 — Legislative Initiatives |
| | Division 1 — Initiative Petition |
| | 2 | Subject matter of legislative proposals |
| | 3 | Application for initiative petition |
| | 4 | Issue of initiative petition |
| | 5 | Who may sign an initiative petition |
| | 6 | Who may canvass for signatures |
| | 7 | Requirements for initiative petition |
| | 7.01 | Continuation of petition if an electoral district is disestablished or changed |
| | 7.1 | Renumbered |
| | 8 | Time limit for determination |
| | Division 2 — Select Standing Committee |
| | 9 | Select standing committee |
| | 10 | Referral of initiative to select standing committee |
| | 11 | Duty of select standing committee |
| | 12 | Effect of report by select standing committee |
| | Division 3 — Initiative Vote |
| | 13 | Initiative vote |
| | 14 | Initiative voting day every 3 years |
| | 15 | Determination of successful initiative vote |
| | 16 | Effect of successful initiative vote |
| | Division 4 — Effect of General Election |
| | 17 | Suspension of petition process during general election |
| | 18 | General election after petition sent to select standing committee |
| Part 3 — Recall |
| | Division 1 — Recall Petition |
| | 19 | Application for recall petition |
| | 20 | Issue of recall petition |
| | 20.01 | No more than one current recall petition respecting Member |
| | 21 | Who may sign a recall petition |
| | 22 | Who may canvass for signatures |
| | 23 | Requirements for recall petition |
| | 24 | Time limit for determination |
| | 24.01 | Report of unsuccessful recall petition |
| | 25 | Result of successful recall petition |
| | Division 2 — By-election |
| | 26 | Election |
| | 27 | Prohibition on multiple elections with respect to the same electoral district |
| | 28 | Application of Election Act |
| Part 4 — Initiative Petition Financing |
| | Division 1 — Authorized Participants and Financial Agents |
| | 29 | Authorized participants must have financial agent |
| | 30 | Financial agent for proponent |
| | 31 | Application to become an opponent of an initiative petition |
| | 32 | Financial agents for opponents |
| | 33 | Notice to opponent groups |
| | 34 | General obligations of financial agent |
| | 35 | Assistant financial agent |
| | Division 2 — Initiative Petition Contributions and Expenses |
| | 36 | Initiative petition contributions generally |
| | 37 | Initiative petition contributions through loans and debts |
| | 38 | Initiative petition contributions through fundraising functions |
| | 39 | Initiative petition expenses |
| | 40 | General valuation rules |
| | Division 3 — Making and Accepting Initiative Petition Contributions |
| | 41 | Restrictions on making initiative petition contributions |
| | 42 | Restrictions on accepting initiative petition contributions |
| | 43 | Limits on anonymous contributions |
| | 44 | Prohibited contributions must be returned |
| | 45 | Financial agent must record each initiative petition contribution |
| | Division 4 — Initiative Petition Expenses |
| | 46 | Restrictions on who may incur initiative petition expenses |
| | 47 | Initiative petition expenses in excess of limit prohibited |
| | 48 | Initiative petition expenses limit |
| | Division 5 — Reporting |
| | 49 | Reporting of information regarding initiative petition contributions |
| | 50 | Initiative petition financing report |
| | 51 | Publication of financing summary |
| | Division 6 — Penalties for Failure to Comply |
| | 52 | Publication of failure to comply |
| | 53 | Effect of incurring expenses over limit |
| | 54 | Court order for relief from expenses limit |
| | 55 | Late filing of required reports |
| | 56 | Failure to file initiative petition financing report |
| | 57 | Court order for relief from filing obligations |
| | 58 | False or misleading reports relating to an initiative petition |
| Part 5 — Initiative Vote Financing |
| | Division 1 — Authorized Participants and Financial Agents |
| | 59 | Authorized participants must have financial agent |
| | 60 | Notice to proponent and opponents for initiative petition |
| | 61 | Financial agent for petition proponent |
| | 62 | Financial agents for other proponents |
| | 63 | Financial agents for opponents |
| | 64 | Obligations and authority of financial agents and assistant financial agents |
| | Division 2 — Initiative Vote Contributions and Expenses |
| | 65 | Initiative vote contributions |
| | 66 | Initiative vote expenses |
| | 67 | General valuation rules |
| | Division 3 — Making and Accepting Initiative Vote Contributions |
| | 68 | Restrictions on making and accepting initiative vote contributions |
| | 69 | Limits on anonymous contributions |
| | 70 | Prohibited contributions must be returned |
| | 71 | Financial agent must record each initiative vote contribution |
| | Division 4 — Initiative Vote Expenses |
| | 72 | Restrictions on who may incur initiative vote expenses |
| | 73 | Initiative vote expenses in excess of limit prohibited |
| | 74 | Initiative vote expenses limit |
| | Division 5 — Reporting |
| | 75 | Reporting of information regarding initiative vote contributions |
| | 76 | Initiative vote financing report |
| | 77 | Publication of financing summary |
| | Division 6 — Penalties for Failure to Comply |
| | 78 | Publication of failure to comply |
| | 79 | Effect of incurring expenses over limit |
| | 80 | Court order for relief from expenses limit |
| | 81 | Late filing of required reports |
| | 82 | Failure to file initiative vote financing report |
| | 83 | Court order for relief from filing obligations |
| | 84 | False or misleading reports relating to an initiative vote |
| Part 6 — Initiative Communications |
| | Division 1 — General |
| | 85 | Initiative advertising and opinion surveys |
| | 86 | Sponsorship of initiative advertising |
| | 87 | No indirect sponsorship of initiative advertising |
| | 88 | Initiative advertising must identify sponsor |
| | 89 | Restriction on rates charged for initiative advertising |
| | 90 | Prohibition against certain initiative advertising on general voting day |
| | 91 | Restrictions on initiative campaigning near voting places |
| | 92 | Requirements for publication of initiative opinion surveys |
| | Division 2 — Initiative Advertising Limits |
| | 93 | Advertising limits |
| | 94 | Penalties for exceeding initiative advertising limit |
| | 95 | Court order for relief from advertising limit |
| | Division 3 — Registration of Sponsors |
| | 96 | Initiative advertising sponsors must be registered |
| | 97 | Registration with chief electoral officer |
| | 98 | Obligations of registered sponsor |
| | 99 | Limit on registration |
| | Division 4 — Disclosure of Independent Initiative Advertising |
| | 100 | Independent sponsors must file disclosure reports |
| | 101 | Contents of disclosure report |
| | 102 | Late filing of reports |
| | 103 | Failure to file reports |
| | 104 | Court order for relief from filing obligations |
| | 105 | Obligation to maintain records |
| | 106 | Publication of initiative advertising summary |
| Part 7 — Recall Petition Financing |
| | Division 1 — Financial Agent |
| | 107 | Authorized participants and their financial agents |
| | 108 | Appointment of financial agent |
| | 109 | General obligations of financial agent |
| | 110 | Assistant financial agent |
| | Division 2 — Recall Contributions and Expenses |
| | 111 | Recall contributions generally |
| | 112 | Loans and guarantees to authorized participant |
| | 112.01 | Debts owed by authorized participant |
| | 113 | Recall contributions through fundraising functions |
| | 114 | Recall expenses |
| | 115 | General valuation rules |
| | Division 2.1 — Specified Fundraising Functions |
| | 115.01 | Specified fundraising function using private residence property |
| | 115.02 | Information respecting specified fundraising function |
| | Division 3 — Making and Accepting Recall Contributions |
| | 116 | Restrictions on making recall contributions |
| | 116.01 | Sponsorship contributions that become recall contributions |
| | 116.02 | Confirmation and consent requirements for using recall contributions |
| | 116.03 | Contributor confirmation and consent in relation to recall contribution |
| | 116.04 | Recall contribution limits |
| | 117 | Restrictions on accepting recall contributions |
| | 118 | Limits on anonymous contributions |
| | 119 | Prohibited contributions must be returned |
| | 120 | Financial agent must record each recall contribution |
| | 120.01 | Amounts transferred for use by Member |
| | 120.02 | Return of unused recall contributions |
| | Division 4 — Recall Expenses |
| | 121 | Restrictions on who may incur recall expenses |
| | 122 | Recall expenses in excess of limit prohibited |
| | 123 | Recall expenses limit |
| | Division 5 — Reporting |
| | 124 | Reporting of information regarding recall contributions |
| | 125 | Recall financing report |
| | 126 | Publication of financing summary |
| | Division 6 — Penalties for Failure to Comply |
| | 127 | Publication of failure to comply |
| | 128 | Effect of incurring expenses over limit |
| | 129 | Court order for relief from expenses limit |
| | 130 | Late filing of required reports |
| | 131 | Failure to file recall financing report |
| | 132 | Court order for relief from filing obligations |
| | 133 | False or misleading reports relating to a recall petition |
| | 133.01 | Monetary penalties for making or accepting prohibited loan or guarantee |
| | 133.02 | Monetary penalties for accepting recall contributions from specified fundraising functions using private residence property |
| | 133.03 | Monetary penalties for failure to provide information respecting specified fundraising functions |
| | 133.04 | Monetary penalties respecting prohibited recall contributions |
| | 133.05 | Monetary penalties in relation to prohibited transfers |
| | 133.06 | Monetary penalties for exceeding recall contribution limits |
| | 133.07 | Monetary penalties respecting accepting recall contributions |
| | 133.08 | Monetary penalties respecting anonymous recall contributions |
| | 133.09 | Monetary penalties for failure to return recall contributions |
| | 133.10 | Court order for relief respecting recall contributions |
| | 133.11 | Publication of names |
| Part 8 — Recall Petition Communications |
| | Division 1 — General |
| | 134 | Repealed |
| | 134.01 | Contributions to recall advertising sponsors |
| | 135 | Sponsorship of recall advertising |
| | 136 | No indirect sponsorship of recall advertising |
| | 137 | Recall advertising must identify sponsor |
| | 137.01 | Identification of sponsor — activities |
| | 137.02 | Monetary penalties for failure to identify sponsor |
| | 138 | Restriction on rates charged for recall advertising |
| | 139 | Repealed |
| | Division 2 |
| | 140-142 | Repealed |
| | Division 3 — Registration of Recall Advertising Sponsors |
| | 143 | Recall advertising sponsors must be registered |
| | 143.01 | Independence from authorized participants |
| | 144 | Registration with chief electoral officer |
| | 145 | Obligations of recall advertising sponsor |
| | 146 | Limit on registration |
| | 146.01 | Voluntary deregistration |
| | 146.02 | Deregistration on becoming authorized participant |
| | 146.03 | Reregistration |
| | Division 3.1 — Sponsorship Contributions |
| | 146.04 | Sponsorship contributions |
| | 146.05 | Loans and guarantees to recall advertising sponsors |
| | 146.06 | Debts |
| | 146.07 | Sponsorship contributions through fundraising functions |
| | 146.08 | Making and using sponsorship contributions |
| | 146.09 | Contributor confirmation and consent in relation to sponsorship contributions |
| | 146.10 | Sponsorship contribution limits |
| | 146.11 | Restrictions on sponsorship contributions |
| | 146.12 | Limits on anonymous sponsorship contributions |
| | 146.13 | Prohibited sponsorship contributions must be returned |
| | 146.14 | Sponsorship contributions over specified amount |
| | Division 3.2 — Recall Advertising Limits |
| | 146.15 | Petition period recall advertising limits |
| | 146.16 | Penalties for exceeding advertising limit |
| | 146.17 | Court order for relief from advertising limit |
| | Division 4 — Reporting by Recall Advertising Sponsors |
| | 146.18 | Disclosure report within 14 days — non-petition period recall advertising |
| | 146.19 | Disclosure report within 28 days — non-petition period recall advertising |
| | 146.20 | Contents of 28-day disclosure report — non-petition period recall advertising |
| | 147 | Disclosure report within 28 days — petition period recall advertising |
| | 148 | Contents of 28-day disclosure report — petition period recall advertising |
| | 148.01 | Disclosure report after calendar year |
| | 148.02 | Contents of disclosure report after calendar year |
| | 149 | Late filing of reports |
| | 150 | Failure to file reports |
| | 151 | Court order for relief from filing obligations |
| | 152 | Obligation to maintain records |
| | 153 | Publication of recall advertising disclosure report |
| | Division 5 — Monetary Penalties for Recall Advertising Sponsors |
| | 153.01 | Monetary penalties for failing to register |
| | 153.02 | Monetary penalties respecting making and using sponsorship contributions |
| | 153.03 | Monetary penalties respecting contributor confirmation and consent |
| | 153.04 | Monetary penalties respecting sponsorship contribution limits |
| | 153.05 | Monetary penalties respecting sponsorship contributions |
| | 153.06 | Monetary penalties respecting anonymous sponsorship contributions |
| | 153.07 | Monetary penalties respecting return of sponsorship contributions |
| | 153.08 | Monetary penalties respecting sponsorship contributions over specific amount |
| | 153.09 | Court order for relief respecting recall advertising sponsor registration and sponsorship contributions |
| | 153.10 | Publication of names |
| Part 9 — Offences |
| | 154 | Prosecution of organizations and their directors and agents |
| | 155 | Defence of due diligence |
| | 156 | Signature and vote buying offences |
| | 157 | Intimidation offences |
| | 158 | Wrongful signing and voting |
| | 159 | Offences in relation to canvassing for signatures |
| | 160 | Offences in relation to financing |
| | 161 | Offences in relation to initiative or recall advertising and promotion |
| | 162 | Offences in relation to false or misleading information |
| | 163 | Offence in relation to use of information |
| | 164 | Penalties under this Part are in addition to any others |
| | 165 | Limitation |
| Part 10 — General |
| | 166 | Delivery of notices |
| | 166.01 | Publication of adjusted amounts |
| | 167 | Filing documents with chief electoral officer |
| | 168 | Access to and use of information in records |
| | 169 | Enforcement of Act by chief electoral officer |
| | 170 | Emergencies and other extraordinary circumstances |
| | 171 | General regulations |
| | 172 | Additional powers of the chief electoral officer |
| | 173 | Appropriation |