More Labour ignorance

The Herald has an item over election material by Labour without authorisation.  Justice Minister Annette King still seems unaware of parts of her own law.  They quote:

Justice Minister Annette King told Parliament the booklet was produced in October and paid for in November, before the Electoral Finance Act took effect on January 1.

It is a well known and long standing principle of electoral that it does not matter when something was produced or when something was paid for.  It is all about when it is used, when it is published or distributed to the public.