Misleading statements
161 Misleading statements
A person commits an offence if:
the person gives an electoral paper to another person; and
the electoral paper contains a statement made by the person; and
the statement contains misleading information; and
the person knows the statement contains misleading information.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person, when giving the electoral paper:
(a) draws the misleading aspect of the statement to the attention of the other person; and
(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the other person the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the statement.
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