Referendums Act 1997

A person must not, during a referendum period—

print, publish, distribute or broadcast; or

permit or authorise another person to print, publish, distribute or broadcast;

any advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice containing referendum matter unless there appears, or is stated, at its end the particulars required by subsection (2).Maximum penalty—

for an individual—20 penalty units; or

for a corporation—85 penalty units.

The particulars are the name and address (other than a post office box) of the person who authorised the advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice.

Subsection (1) does not apply to an advertisement—

that is printed, published or distributed on a car sticker, T-shirt, lapel button, lapel badge, pen, pencil or balloon; or

that is of a kind prescribed under a regulation for this subsection.

In this section—publish includes publish on the internet, even if the internet site on which the publication is made is located outside Queensland.