Offences relating to campaign material
164 Offences relating to campaign material
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct results in the publication or distribution of campaign material and the person is reckless in relation to that result.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the publication is the announcement on the council's website of the holding of a meeting; or
the campaign material:
(i) clearly states, in a sufficient font size to be read by the intended audience for the material and given the type of material, the name and address of the person authorising the publication or distribution; and
(ii) clearly identifies, in a sufficient font size to be read by the intended audience for the material and given the type of material, the source of the funding for that material; and
(iii) if the material is a printed document – includes the name and address of the printer who printed the document; and
(iv) if the material is intended to be viewed from 2 sides – includes the information mentioned in this paragraph on both sides.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct results in the publication or distribution of campaign material and the person is reckless in relation to that result; and
the campaign material:
is likely to mislead a voter casting a vote; or
is likely to deceive a voter casting a vote; or
(iii) is likely to improperly interfere with a voter casting a vote; or
contains an untrue or incorrect statement; and
(d) the person has knowledge of the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (c).
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
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