272
In forceHeading of advertisements
Part 13Electoral Offences and legal proceedings
Division 1Electoral offences
Subdivision 2Campaigning offences
272 Heading of advertisements
(1) This section applies to the publication in a newspaper of an advertisement if any payment, reward, compensation or promise is or is to be made for the publication.
(2) The proprietor of the newspaper must ensure the word "advertisement" is printed as a headline, in letters not smaller than 10 point, to the advertisement.
(3) In this section:
advertisement means:
(a) an article or paragraph containing electoral matter; or
(b) a report of a speech of a candidate in an election.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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