ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 184 Headline to electoral advertisements

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 184

184 Headline to electoral advertisements

The proprietor of a newspaper is guilty of an offence if—

(a) an article, or a paragraph, containing electoral matter is printed in the newspaper; and

(b) either—

(i) the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or

(ii) any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph; and

(c) the proprietor does not cause the word ‘advertisement’ to be printed as a headline to the article or paragraph in letters not smaller than 10 point or long primer.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—10 penalty units; or

(b) in the case of a corporation—40 penalty units.