Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not—
(a) print, publish or distribute; or
(b) cause, permit or authorise to be printed, published or distributed—
any matter or thing that the person knows, or should reasonably be expected to know, is likely to mislead or deceive a voter in relation to the casting of the vote of the voter.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
(2) A person must not—
(a) print, publish or distribute; or
(b) cause, permit or authorise to be printed, published or distributed—
electoral material that contains a representation or purported representation of a ballot-paper for use in an election that the person knows, or should reasonably be expected to know, is likely to induce a voter to mark the voter's vote otherwise than in accordance with the directions on the ballot-paper.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.