Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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REFERENDUMS ACT - SECT 79

Heading of advertisements

79. Heading of advertisements

On and after the date of issue and before the return of the writ for a referendum, the proprietor of every newspaper published or distributed in the Territory must cause the word "advertisement" to be printed as a headline in letters not smaller than 10 point, to each article or paragraph in his or her newspaper containing -

(a) matter intended or calculated to affect the result of a referendum; or

(b) a report of a speech of a person,

the insertion of which is or is to be paid for or for which any reward or compensation or promise is or is to be made.

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.



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