False or misleading statements
287 False or misleading statements
(1) A person must not, in an electoral paper, make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if it is established the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the relevant statement was false or misleading in a material particular.
(3) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state the statement was, without specifying which,
"false or misleading" to the person's knowledge.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.