50. Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice

Subject to such exception as may be allowed pursuant to this Act, no sum is to be paid and no expense is to be incurred by any candidate at any election or any of his or her election agents, 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.

The amount mentioned in subsection (1) must not include any expenditure incurred by the candidate for his or her personal expenses, or any fee paid to any 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 must 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, an order under subsection (3) must not be made until after nomination day or, if a poll is to be taken, until after polling day of that election.