Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ELECTORAL ACT 1992 - SECT 294

    (1)     Section 292 does not apply to the dissemination of electoral matter on any of the following items unless the item includes a representation of a ballot paper:

        (a)     a letter from an MLA that includes the name of the MLA and an indication that they are an MLA;

        (b)     a press release published by or for an MLA that includes the name of the MLA and an indication that they are an MLA;

        (c)     a report under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004

;

        (d)     a publication of a government agency that includes—

              (i)     the name of the agency; and

              (ii)     the City of Canberra Arms; and

              (iii)     the words ‘Australian Capital Territory', ‘Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly', ‘ACT Legislative Assembly', ‘Australian Capital Territory Government' or ‘ACT Government';

        (e)     a business or visiting card that promotes the candidacy of a person in an election;

        (f)     a letter or card on which the name of the sender appears;

        (g)     a T-shirt;

        (h)     a badge or button;

              (i)     a pen or pencil;

        (j)     a balloon;

        (k)     an item prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     In this section:

"City of Canberra Arms"—see the City of Canberra Arms Act 1932

, section 4.