Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) "Electoral expenditure", for an election, means expenditure incurred during the capped expenditure period on any of the following:
(a) publishing, broadcasting, posting or displaying an electoral advertisement during that period in any form and on any platform or at any venue or place during that period;
(b) producing an electoral advertisement that is published, broadcast, posted or displayed as mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c) designing or producing any printed electoral matter to which Part 13, Division 1, Subdivision 2 applies that is published, communicated or distributed during that period;
(d) producing or distributing electoral matter that is addressed to particular persons or organisations and is distributed during that period;
(e) carrying out an opinion poll or other research about the election during that period.
(2) For subsection (1), electoral expenditure also includes receiving an item or service specified in that subsection in the form of a gift.
(3) For subsection (1), electoral expenditure is incurred:
(a) in the case of a good – when the good is delivered; or
(b) in the case of a service – when the service is provided.
Examples for subsection (3)
1 Advertising expenditure is incurred when the advertising is broadcast or published.
2 Expenditure on the production or distribution of material is incurred at the time of distribution.
(4) Despite anything to the contrary in subsection (1) or (2), "electoral expenditure" does not include expenditure on travel or accommodation.