ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 187B

ELECTORAL ACT 1907 - SECT 187B

187B .         Electoral advertisement on internet, when publishing is an illegal practice

        (1)         A person is guilty of an illegal practice if —

            (a)         the person publishes an electoral advertisement on the internet or causes, permits or authorises an electoral advertisement to be published on the internet; and

            (b)         the electoral advertisement is intended to affect voting in an election; and

            (c)         the electoral advertisement is paid for by the person or another person; and

            (d)         the name and address of the person who authorised the advertisement do not appear at the end of the advertisement.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply if the matter published on the internet forms part of a general commentary on an internet website.

        [Section 187B inserted: No. 64 of 2006 s. 44.]