Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not print, publish or distribute or cause, permit or authorise to be printed, published or distributed, an electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice unless—
S. 83(1)(a) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 20(1).
(a) the name and address of the person who authorised the electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice appears; and
S. 83(1)(b) amended by No. 30/2018 s. 20(1).
(b) in the case of an electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that is printed or published otherwise than in a newspaper, the name and place of business of the printer or publisher appears.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 50 penalty units.
Note to s. 83(1) inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 20(1).
Note
Section 179A applies to an offence against this subsection.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a person who makes copies for distribution of an electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that is published on the Internet is deemed to be the printer of those copies.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to—
(a) a car sticker, an item of clothing, lapel button, lapel badge, fridge magnet, pen, pencil or balloon; or
S. 83(3)(aa) inserted by No. 41/2010 s. 9(1).
(aa) a letter or card which—
(i) bears the name and address of the sender; and
(ii) does not contain a representation or purported representation of a ballot-paper for use in an election; or
S. 83(3)(ab) inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 20(2).
(ab) a how-to-vote card registered under section 79 or 80; or
(b) an article included in a prescribed class of articles.
S. 83(4) amended by No. 41/2010 s. 9(2).
(4) Nothing in subsection (3)(a) or (3)(aa) is to be taken, by implication, to limit the generality of regulations that may be made by virtue of subsection (3)(b).
S. 83A inserted by No. 30/2018 s. 21.