New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) REGULATION 1998 - REG 108A

108A Distribution of electoral material on polling day

(1) A person must not, in a public place, distribute any electoral material on the polling day for an election unless the material has been registered under clause 38A.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of this clause and without limiting its operation, material is taken to be distributed if it is left in such a position and in such circumstances as to indicate that it is intended to be available for collection by members of the public who are in a public place.

(3) In this clause:
"electoral material" means any “how to vote” card, handbill, pamphlet or card:

(a) containing any representation of a ballot-paper or portion of a ballot-paper, or

(b) containing any representation apparently intended to represent a ballot-paper or portion of a ballot-paper, or

(c) having on it any directions or suggestions (whether express or implied) in relation to the casting of votes.