Joint Compliance Audit Committee

The Joint Compliance Audit Committee will serve all fourteen municipalities in Hastings County and will have full delegation of authority under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, to address applications requesting an audit of a candidate’s and a registered third party advertiser’s election campaign finances. This authority includes, but is not limited to, the following:  

• Review applications and grants or rejects audit requests 
• Where an audit is granted, appoint an auditor and review the audit report 
• Where indicated, decide whether legal proceedings shall be commenced

The Joint Compliance Audit Committee will consist of members that have the ability to understand and apply the election campaign finance provisions of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and must be impartial with respect to their ability to fulfill their responsibilities.