Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Local Government Act 1989 - SECT 55B

Heading to electoral advertisements

55B. Heading to electoral advertisements

     The proprietor of a newspaper must cause the word "advertisement" to be printed as a headline in letters not smaller than 10 point to each article or paragraph in the proprietor's newspaper containing electoral matter, the insertion-


   (a)  of which is, or is to be, paid for; or

   (b)  for which any reward or compensation or promise of reward or
        compensation is, or is to be, made.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units; In the case of a
body corporate, 20 penalty units.