Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsThe applicable cap on electoral expenditure for an election applies to electoral expenditure incurred during each of the following periods (the capped expenditure period ):
(a) for a general election other than an extraordinary general election – the period starting on 1 January in the year in which the election is to be held and ending 30 days after election day;
(b) for any election to which paragraph (a) does not apply – the period from and including the day of the issue of the writ for the election to the end of 30 days after election day.