sec.125ESummary expenditure returns—publishers

### sec.125E Summary expenditure returns—publishers This section applies to the publisher of a journal— who publishes an advertisement relating to an election— with the authority of a participant in the election; and during the capped expenditure period for the election; and even if the publisher is outside Queensland when the advertisement is published. The publisher must, within 8 weeks after the polling day for the election, give the electoral commission a return, in the approved form, stating particulars of the advertisement, being particulars— identifying the journal in which the advertisement was published; and identifying the person at whose request the advertisement was published; and identifying the participant in the election with whose authority the advertisement was published; and stating the date on which the advertisement was published; and identifying the page in the journal on which the advertisement was published and the space in the journal occupied by the advertisement; and showing whether or not a charge was made by the publisher for the publication of the advertisement and, if a charge was made, stating the amount of the charge. If, in a return under subsection (2) , the amount of a charge is specified by a publisher in relation to an advertisement, the publisher must, in the return, state whether or not the charge was a charge at less than normal commercial rates having regard to the space in the journal occupied by the advertisement and the nature of the journal. A publisher is not required to give a return under subsection (2) in relation to an election if the total amount of the charges made by the publisher for the publication of the following advertisements does not exceed $1,000— the advertisement mentioned in the subsection; any other advertisement relating to an election that took place on the same day as the election to which the return relates. In this section— journal means a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, whether published for sale or for distribution without charge. s 125E ins 2023 No. 8 s 41 (sec.125E-ssec.1) This section applies to the publisher of a journal— who publishes an advertisement relating to an election— with the authority of a participant in the election; and during the capped expenditure period for the election; and even if the publisher is outside Queensland when the advertisement is published. (sec.125E-ssec.2) The publisher must, within 8 weeks after the polling day for the election, give the electoral commission a return, in the approved form, stating particulars of the advertisement, being particulars— identifying the journal in which the advertisement was published; and identifying the person at whose request the advertisement was published; and identifying the participant in the election with whose authority the advertisement was published; and stating the date on which the advertisement was published; and identifying the page in the journal on which the advertisement was published and the space in the journal occupied by the advertisement; and showing whether or not a charge was made by the publisher for the publication of the advertisement and, if a charge was made, stating the amount of the charge. (sec.125E-ssec.3) If, in a return under subsection (2) , the amount of a charge is specified by a publisher in relation to an advertisement, the publisher must, in the return, state whether or not the charge was a charge at less than normal commercial rates having regard to the space in the journal occupied by the advertisement and the nature of the journal. (sec.125E-ssec.4) A publisher is not required to give a return under subsection (2) in relation to an election if the total amount of the charges made by the publisher for the publication of the following advertisements does not exceed $1,000— the advertisement mentioned in the subsection; any other advertisement relating to an election that took place on the same day as the election to which the return relates. (sec.125E-ssec.5) In this section— journal means a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, whether published for sale or for distribution without charge. - (a) who publishes an advertisement relating to an election— (i) with the authority of a participant in the election; and (ii) during the capped expenditure period for the election; and - (i) with the authority of a participant in the election; and - (ii) during the capped expenditure period for the election; and - (b) even if the publisher is outside Queensland when the advertisement is published. - (i) with the authority of a participant in the election; and - (ii) during the capped expenditure period for the election; and - (a) identifying the journal in which the advertisement was published; and - (b) identifying the person at whose request the advertisement was published; and - (c) identifying the participant in the election with whose authority the advertisement was published; and - (d) stating the date on which the advertisement was published; and - (e) identifying the page in the journal on which the advertisement was published and the space in the journal occupied by the advertisement; and - (f) showing whether or not a charge was made by the publisher for the publication of the advertisement and, if a charge was made, stating the amount of the charge. - (a) the advertisement mentioned in the subsection; - (b) any other advertisement relating to an election that took place on the same day as the election to which the return relates.