Local Government Act 1993

A person must not, during the prescribed period, print, publish, keep on display or distribute an article relating to an election that does not contain the true name and address of the responsible person at the end of the article. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

An article is published or kept on display by a person if the publication or display is published or kept on display with that person's consent.

This section does not apply to the printing or publication of – a leading article; or an article that consists solely of a report of a meeting and does not contain any comment (other than comment made by a speaker at the meeting) on a candidate at an election or on the issues being submitted to the electors at the election.

In this section – address means an address, other than a post office box or an electronic address – at which the responsible person resides; or at or through which the responsible person may be readily contacted; article includes any advertisement, direct mail item, sign, circular, pamphlet, handbill, poster, sticker, dodger and report; prescribed period means the period commencing on the day on which the notice of election is advertised and ending on the closing day; responsible person means the person taking responsibility for causing the matter to be printed or published.