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ELECTORAL (LIMITATION ON DISPLAY OF ELECTORAL ADVERTISEMENTS) AMENDMENT BILL 2014

South Australia

Electoral (Limitation on Display of Electoral Advertisements) Amendment Bill 2014

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1985.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
2Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Act 1985
3Amendment of section 115—Limitations on display of electoral advertisements


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Limitation on Display of Electoral Advertisements) Amendment Act 2014.

2—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Electoral Act 1985

3—Amendment of section 115—Limitations on display of electoral advertisements

(1) Section 115—after subsection (2) insert:

(2a) A person must not, within any electoral district relating to a House of Assembly election, exhibit or cause to be exhibited more than 100 electoral advertisements on public roads (including structures, fixtures or vegetation on public roads) or in other public places.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

(2b) For the purposes of subsection (2a), an electoral advertisement will—

(a) if it relates to a particular registered political party, or to a candidate endorsed by a particular registered political party—be taken to be exhibited by the registered officer of the party; and

(b) if it relates to a candidate who is not endorsed by a registered political party—be taken to be exhibited by the candidate.

(2) Section 115—after subsection (3) insert:

(4) In this section—

public place means a public place within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1999;

public road means a road within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1961.

 


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