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215Display, publish or distribute material falsely appearing to be made by Electoral Commission
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#### 215 Display, publish or distribute material falsely appearing to be made by Electoral Commission
215 Display, publish or distribute material falsely appearing to be made by Electoral Commission
> A person is guilty of an offence if—
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> > (a) the person displays, publishes or distributes material (or causes or permits material to be displayed, published or distributed), and
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> > (b) the person does so knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, the material falsely appears to have been authorised by the Electoral Commission or Electoral Commissioner.
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> Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> **s 215:** Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.12.