Electoral Act 2004

(1) A person must, before conducting any push-polling, state clearly the name and address of the person authorising the push-polling:

(a) for push-polling conducted by a telephone call – to the receiver of the call; or

(b) for push-polling conducted in a meeting with another person –to the other person.

(2) The person authorising the push-polling commits an offence if subsection

is contravened because of an act or omission of the person.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3) In this section:

push-polling

means any activity conducted as part of a telephone call made, or a meeting held, during the election period for an election, that:

(a) is, or appears to be, a survey (for example, a telephone opinion call or telemarketing call); and

(b) is intended to influence a voter in deciding their vote.