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Electoral Act 2017
193ADistribution of electoral material on early voting days near early voting centre
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#### 193A Distribution of electoral material on early voting days near early voting centre
193A Distribution of electoral material on early voting days near early voting centre
> > (1) A person must not, within 100m of an early voting centre, distribute electoral material on a day on which early voting is conducted unless the material has been registered under Subdivision 6 for the election.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—100 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) otherwise—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
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> > (2) For this section and without limiting its operation, material is taken to be distributed if it is left in a position and in circumstances that indicate that it is intended to be available for collection by members of the public.
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> > (3) This section does not apply to the handing out, distribution, sale or otherwise making available of a newspaper by or on behalf of a newsagent, newspaper seller or distributor if the handing out, distribution, sale or making available is in the course of the newsagent’s, newspaper seller’s or distributor’s employment or business.
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> > (4) Section 194 extends to this section.
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> **s 193A:** Ins 2026 No 6, Sch 1\[82\].