GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING ACT 2011 - SECT 6 Prohibitions on political advertising

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING ACT 2011 - SECT 6

6 Prohibitions on political advertising

(1) A Government advertising campaign must not be designed so as to influence (directly or indirectly) support for a political party.

(2) Material that is part of a Government advertising campaign must not contain the name, or give prominence to the voice or any image, of a Minister, any other member of Parliament or a candidate nominated for election to Parliament under the Electoral Act 2017 .

(3) Material that is part of a Government advertising campaign must not contain the name, logo or any slogan of, or any other reference relating to, a political party.

(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following matters:

(a) matters that may be taken into account in determining whether a Government advertising campaign complies with this section,

(b) circumstances in which a Government advertising campaign is taken to comply with subsection (1).

(5) This section does not apply to service announcements containing electoral information or other information required to be published for the purposes of a State election.