Apportionment of advertising expenses for publication of election advertisement promoted by unregistered promoter both before and during regulated period

1 This section applies if an election advertisement that is promoted by an unregistered promoter— a is published both before the commencement of the regulated period and during the regulated period; or b is published before the commencement of the regulated period and continues to be published during the regulated period. 2 If this section applies,— a the election advertisement is deemed to have been published during the regulated period; but b the advertising expenses for the publication of the election advertisement must be apportioned so that only a fair proportion of the expenses is attributed to being incurred during the regulated period. 3 Only the advertising expenses attributed to being incurred during the regulated period determined in accordance with subsection (2) are advertising expenses for the purposes of section 204B(1)(d) . 1993 No 87 ss 205C, 206C (pre-1 January 2011) Section 204C : inserted , on 1 January 2011 , by section 7 of the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137).