COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 385A Evidence of authorship or authorisation of material
COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 - SECT 385A
Evidence of authorship or authorisation of materialIn proceedings for an offence against, or a contravention of a civil penalty provision in, this Act:
(a) a communication of electoral matter that includes a name purporting to be the author's name is admissible as evidence that the person named is the author of the communication; and
(b) a communication of electoral matter that includes a statement that it was authorised by a specified person is admissible as evidence of that fact.