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Article 497
 

Strict liability offences — summary conviction


(1) Every person is guilty of an offence who


(a) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.1(1) (failure to appoint official agent);


(b) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.1(2) (failure to appoint auditor);


(c) being a candidate, contravenes section 477.42 (failure to appoint a replacement official agent or auditor); 


(d) being an official agent, contravenes section 477.46 (failure to satisfy bank account requirements);


(e) being a candidate, an official agent or a person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c), contravenes subsection 477.52(1) (exceeding election expenses limit) or, being a candidate, an official agent, a person authorized under paragraph 477.55(c) or a third party, contravenes subsection 477.52(2) (colluding to circumvent election expenses limit);


(f) being a candidate or an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.54(1) or (2) (failure to pay recoverable claim within three years or paying without authorization);


(g) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(1), (2), (5) or (7) (failure to provide electoral campaign return or related documents);


(h) being an official agent, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 477.59(4);


(i) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.59(8) (failure to send declaration re: electoral campaign return to official agent) or subsection 477.63(1) (failure to provide Chief Electoral Officer with declaration re: electoral campaign return);


(j) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(10) or (15) (failure to provide report on payment of claim);


(k) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.59(11) or (12) (failure to provide updated version of statement of unpaid claims);


(l) being an official agent, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 477.59(14); 


(m) being an official agent, contravenes section 477.61 (failure to pay value of contribution that cannot be returned);


(m.1) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.64(1) or (3) (failure to send written statement or advise official agent);


(n) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.65(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period);


(o) being a candidate or the official agent of one, contravenes subsection 477.67(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period);


(p) being an official agent, contravenes paragraph 477.72(1)(b) (providing document that is substantially incomplete);


(q) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.81(2) or (3) or section 477.82 (failure to dispose of surplus electoral funds);


(r) being a registered agent or financial agent, contravenes section 477.85 (improper or unauthorized transfer of funds);


(s) being an official agent, contravenes subsection 477.88(2) (failure to return unused income tax receipts);


(t) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.9(1) (accepting prohibited gift or other advantage);


(u) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.9(5) (failure to provide statement within required period);


(v) being a candidate, contravenes subsection 477.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised statement within 30-day period or any extension of that period); or


(w) being a candidate, contravenes paragraph 477.95(b) (providing incomplete statement).