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384.2 (1) If a registered party organizes all or part of a regulated fundraising event for its own financial benefit or for the financial benefit of one of its registered associations, nomination contestants, candidates or leadership contestants, the registered party shall publish the information set out in subsection (2) in a prominent location on its Internet site for the period beginning five days before the day the regulated fundraising event takes place and ending at the time the event starts.

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Marginal note:Registered party to publish information

(4) If at least one person or entity referred to in subsection (3) complies with the obligation under that subsection — to provide information to the registered party in time for the registered party to be able to publish it — the registered party shall publish that information in a prominent location on its Internet site for the period beginning five days before the day the regulated fundraising event takes place and ending at the time the event starts.

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Marginal note:Updating published information

(5) If a registered party referred to in subsection (1) or (4) becomes aware, after publishing information under this section, of any change to that information, the registered party shall replace the old information on its Internet site with the new information as soon as feasible after becoming aware of the change.

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Marginal note:Updating published information

(7) If new information is provided to a registered party under subsection (6), the registered party shall replace the old information on its Internet site with the new information as soon as feasible after being provided with it.

2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act.

election advertising

election advertising  means the transmission to the public by any means during an election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or the election of a candidate, including by taking a position on an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include

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• (d) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or

partisan advertising

partisan advertising  means the transmission to the public by any means during a pre-election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or eligible party or the election of a potential candidate, nomination contestant or leader of a registered party or eligible party, otherwise than by taking a position on an issue with which any such party or person is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include

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• (e) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or

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(7) For the purposes of the definitions election advertising and partisan advertising, promoting or opposing includes

• (a) in relation to a registered party or eligible party,

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  • (iii) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

• (b) in relation to the election of a potential candidate, a nomination contestant, a candidate or a leader of a registered party or eligible party,

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  • (iv) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).

349.01 (1) The following definitions apply in this Division.

advertising

advertising  means the transmission to the public by any means of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or eligible party or the election of a potential candidate, nomination contestant, candidate or leader of a registered party or eligible party, otherwise than by taking a position on an issue with which any such party or person is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include

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• (e) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on the Internet, of his or her personal political views; or

(2) For the purposes of the definition advertising , promoting or opposing includes

• (a) in relation to a registered party or eligible party,

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  • (iii) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

• (b) in relation to the election of a potential candidate, nomination contestant, candidate or leader of a registered party or eligible party,

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  • (iv) providing a link to an Internet page that does anything referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii).

521.21 (1) Service of a copy of a decision of the Chief Electoral Officer must be made in the manner set out on the Chief Electoral Officer’s Internet site.

Marginal note:Service — Commissioner

(2) Service of the following documents must be made in the manner set out on the Commissioner’s Internet site:

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Marginal note:Notice

(2) The Commissioner may take into account a factor under paragraph (1)(j) only if a notice that sets out the factor has been published on his or her Internet site.

(3) Before publishing the notice, the Commissioner shall consult with the Chief Electoral Officer and then

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• (b) publish on his or her Internet site, for the purpose of public consultation, a notice that sets out the proposed factor for at least 30 days.