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

Source: 

Section 7, Regulation of Election Expenditure Act No. 3 of 2023

7. (1) On receipt of the returns and declarations submitted under section 6 –
(a) the respective returning officer, in the case of an election conducted under the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance (Chapter 262), the Provincial Councils Elections Act, No. 2 of 1988 or the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981; and
(b) the Election Commission, in the case of an election conducted under the Presidential Elections Act, No. 15 of 1981,
shall cause a notice to be published in at least one national newspaper in the Sinhala, Tamil and English languages stating that the returning officer or the Election Commission, as the case may be, has received the returns and declarations submitted by the recognized political party, independent group or candidate named in the notice and indicating the place and time at which such returns and declarations may be inspected by any person.

(2) The notice referred to in subsection (1), shall be published within ten days after the expiry of the time period specified in subsection (1) of section 6.
(3) The returning officer and the Election Commission shall permit a person to inspect the returns and declaration made by a recognized political party, an independent group or a candidate at the place and time mentioned in the notice published under subsection (1) and shall allow such person to take copies of such returns or declaration on payment of a fee of such amount as may be determined by the Election Commission.

https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/6287.pdf 

Information from party and candidate reports can be inspected by the public. A notice is published in Sinhala, Tamil, and English newspapers, within 10 days after submission, indicating where and when the reports can be inspected. Reports are not published online; inspection requires going in person, and copies are only available on payment of a fee.