(1) Every person is guilty of an offence who (a) being a registered party, contravenes subsection 478.1(1) or (2) (failure to inform of leadership contest or related changes); (b) being a person, contravenes subsection 478.2(1) (failure to register for a leadership contest); (c) being a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.5(2) or section 478.62, 478.63 or 478.64 (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of leadership campaign agent, financial agent or auditor); (d) being a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.66(1) or (2) (failure to report changes to leadership contestant information); (e) being a leadership contestant, contravenes section 478.67 (failure to file statement of withdrawal); (f) being a registered party, contravenes section 478.68 (failure to file statement of withdrawal of acceptance); (g) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes section 478.72 (failure to satisfy bank account requirements); (h) being a leadership contestant or the financial agent of one, contravenes subsection 478.75(1) or (2) (failure to pay recoverable claim within three years or paying without authorization); (i) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.8(1), (2), (5) or (7) (failure to provide leadership campaign return or related documents); (j) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 478.8(4); (k) being a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.8(8) (failure to send declaration re: leadership campaign return to financial agent) or subsection 478.84(1) (failure to provide Chief Electoral Officer with declaration re: leadership campaign return); (l) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.8(10) or (15) (failure to provide report on payment of claim); (m) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.8(11) or (12) (failure to provide updated version of statement of unpaid claims); (n) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 478.8(14); (o) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes any of subsections 478.81(1) to (3) (failure to provide return on contributions or related documents); (p) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes section 478.82 (failure to forward certain contributions); (p.1) being a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.85(1) or (3) (failure to send written statement or advise financial agent); (q) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.86(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); (r) being a leadership contestant or the financial agent of one, contravenes subsection 478.88(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period); (s) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes paragraph 478.93(b) (providing document that is substantially incomplete); or (t) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes subsection 478.95(2) or (3) or section 478.96 (failure to dispose of surplus leadership campaign funds). Offences requiring intent — dual procedure (2) Every person is guilty of an offence who (a) being a registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.1(1) or (2) (failure to inform of leadership contest or related changes); (b) being a person, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.2(1) (failure to register for a leadership contest); (c) being a person, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.65(1) or (2) (acting as financial agent, leadership campaign agent or auditor when ineligible to do so); (d) being a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes section 478.67 (failure to file statement of withdrawal); (e) being a registered party, knowingly contravenes section 478.68 (failure to file statement of withdrawal of acceptance); (f) being a person or entity other than a leadership campaign agent, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.73(1) (acceptance of contribution while ineligible); (g) being a person or entity other than a leadership campaign agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.73(2) (while ineligible, accepting provision of goods or services or transfer of funds or transferring funds); (h) being a leadership campaign agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.73(3) (accepting prohibited contribution); (i) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.73(4) or (5) (paying or incurring expenses for specified purposes while ineligible); (j) being a person or entity, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.73(6) (paying certain expenses of leadership contestant while ineligible); (k) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.8(1), (2), (5) or (7) (failure to provide leadership campaign return or related documents); (l) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 478.8(4); (m) being a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.8(8) (failure to send declaration re: leadership campaign return to financial agent) or subsection 478.84(1) (failure to provide Chief Electoral Officer with declaration re: leadership campaign return); (n) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.8(10) or (15) (failure to provide report on payment of claim); (o) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.8(11) or (12) (failure to provide updated version of statement of unpaid claims); (p) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly fails to comply with a requirement of the Chief Electoral Officer under subsection 478.8(14); (q) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes any of subsections 478.81(1) to (3) (failure to provide return on contributions or related documents); (r) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes section 478.82 (failure to forward certain contributions); (r.1) being a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.85(1) or (3) (failure to send written statement or advise financial agent); (s) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.86(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); (t) being a leadership contestant or the financial agent of one, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.88(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period); (t.1) being a leadership contestant, contravenes section 478.921 (sending false or misleading declaration); (u) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, contravenes paragraph 478.93(a) or knowingly contravenes paragraph 478.93(b) (providing document that contains false or misleading information or that is substantially incomplete); or (v) being the financial agent of a leadership contestant, knowingly contravenes subsection 478.95(2) or (3) or section 478.96 (failure to dispose of surplus leadership campaign funds).
§ CEA s. 497.5Strict liability offences — summary conviction
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