488. In respect of public information, the Chief Electoral Officer shall, in particular,(1) provide any person applying therefor with advice and information regarding the administration of this Act;
(2) give the public access to the information, reports, returns or documents relating to this Act, omitting, if the information is published on a website on the Internet, the addresses of the electors who have made a contribution; however, in such a case, a copy in paper form that contains the addresses of those electors must be available;
(2.1) make public the fact that he requested that an authorized entity remit to him a contribution or part of a contribution, pursuant to section 100, by publishing the request on his website 30 days after it was made, along with the name of the authorized entity, the number of contributors, the number and amount of the contributions or parts of contributions concerned, the period they cover, and whether or not they were prescribed;
(3) maintain a public centre for information on this Act;
(4) regularly hold information meetings and conferences for the benefit of the political parties and the public;
(5) at the request of a political party, furnish the information required for the training of the representatives of candidates, while allowing the other parties to delegate observers;
(6) make any public advertisements he considers necessary.