Clause 50

Subject to such exception as may be allowed in pursuance of this Act, no sum shall be paid and no expense shall be incurred by any candidate at any election or his election agent, whether before, during, or after an election, on account of or in respect of the conduct or management of the election, in excess of $600,000 or an amount equal to 30 cents for each elector on the registers, whichever is the greater:Provided that there shall not be included in the amount any expenditure incurred by the candidate for his personal expenses, nor the fee, if any, paid to the election agent not exceeding $500.

Any candidate or election agent who knowingly acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an illegal practice.

The Minister may by order amend the amount specified in subsection (1) and every such order shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

Where a writ of election has been issued under section 6 for an election, no order under subsection (3) shall be made until after nomination day or, if a poll is to be taken, until after polling day of that election.