sec.90DProhibition on election material in caretaker period

### sec.90D Prohibition on election material in caretaker period A local government or a controlled entity of a local government must not, during a caretaker period for the local government, publish or distribute election material. Election material is anything able to, or intended to— influence an elector about voting at an election; or affect the result of an election. a fact sheet or newsletter that raises the profile of a councillor The prohibition under subsection (1) does not apply to making a how-to-vote card available under the Local Government Electoral Act , section 179 (6) . In this section— control means the capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable the other entity to operate with the first entity in pursuing the first entity’s objectives. controlled entity , of a local government, means an entity subject to the control of either or both of the following— the local government; another entity subject to the control of the local government. s 90D ins 2011 No. 27 s 272 amd 2015 No. 25 s 5 ; 2019 No. 30 s 60 ; 2026 No. 5 s 141 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.90D-ssec.1) A local government or a controlled entity of a local government must not, during a caretaker period for the local government, publish or distribute election material. (sec.90D-ssec.2) Election material is anything able to, or intended to— influence an elector about voting at an election; or affect the result of an election. a fact sheet or newsletter that raises the profile of a councillor (sec.90D-ssec.3) The prohibition under subsection (1) does not apply to making a how-to-vote card available under the Local Government Electoral Act , section 179 (6) . (sec.90D-ssec.4) In this section— control means the capacity of an entity to dominate decision-making, directly or indirectly, in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to enable the other entity to operate with the first entity in pursuing the first entity’s objectives. controlled entity , of a local government, means an entity subject to the control of either or both of the following— the local government; another entity subject to the control of the local government. - (a) influence an elector about voting at an election; or - (b) affect the result of an election. Examples— a fact sheet or newsletter that raises the profile of a councillor - (a) the local government; - (b) another entity subject to the control of the local government.