188Publication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet

188 Publication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet

188 Publication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet

(1) A person must not, during the regulated period, publish an advertisement containing electoral matter on the internet, or cause, permit or authorise such an advertisement to be published, if—

(a) the advertisement is paid for by the person or another person, and

(b) the name and address of an individual who authorised the advertisement do not appear within the advertisement.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of a corporation—100 penalty units, or

(b) in any other case—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(2) A person does not commit the offence in subsection (1) if the person establishes that the matter published on the internet forms part of a general commentary on a website.