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ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 194 Letters to the editor

ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 194

Letters to the editor

(1)  Section 191 does not apply to a letter to the editor of a newspaper or periodical if –
(a) the name of the author and the locality of the author's residence appears at the end; and
(b) the editor of the newspaper or periodical –
(i) keeps, for 6 months after publication, a written record of the address of the author, as stated in the original of the letter sent to the editor, or as otherwise ascertained by the editor; and
(ii) provides, when requested by the Commission, a copy of a record kept under subparagraph (i) .
(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) , it is sufficient to identify the locality of an author's residence by reference to –
(a) the suburb or town including, or nearest to, that residence; and
(b) in the case of a locality outside Tasmania, the State, Territory or other country of that residence.