51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Article 89. Inspection of return

(1) The return and any accompanying document shall be kept at the office of the returning officer or at some convenient place appointed by him, and shall at all reasonable times during the six months following their receipt by the returning officer, be open to inspection by any person. (2) The returning officer shall, if so requested by any person during the period referred to in subsection (1), supply copies of the return and any accompanying document, or any part thereof, at the price of P20 for every such copy or part thereof supplied. (3) After the expiry of the said six month period, the returning officer for the time being may destroy the return and any accompanying documents or if the person who rendered the return so requires shall return it and any accompanying documents to him.

Electoral Act

The returning officer is required to make financial reports submitted by candidates, available for public inspection for the next 6 months after the election.