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Local Government Electoral Act 2011
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### sec.127P Records to be kept about advertisements or other relevant material
This section applies if—
electoral expenditure is incurred to print, publish or broadcast an advertisement or other relevant material; and
a person is required to give the electoral commission a return about the expenditure under section 125 , 125A or 125C in relation to an election.
The person must make a record, that complies with subsection (3) and section 127R , about the printing, publishing or broadcast of the advertisement or other relevant material.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
The record must—
be accompanied by a copy of the advertisement or other relevant material; and
contain—
a description of the audience to which the advertisement or other relevant material was distributed, published or broadcast; and
other details about the advertisement or other relevant material, or its distribution, publication or broadcast, required by regulation; and
if the election is for all of a local government’s area—the name of the local government; and
if the election is for a division of a local government’s area—the name of the division.
s 127P ins 2023 No. 8 s 47
(sec.127P-ssec.1) This section applies if— electoral expenditure is incurred to print, publish or broadcast an advertisement or other relevant material; and a person is required to give the electoral commission a return about the expenditure under section 125 , 125A or 125C in relation to an election.
(sec.127P-ssec.2) The person must make a record, that complies with subsection (3) and section 127R , about the printing, publishing or broadcast of the advertisement or other relevant material. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.127P-ssec.3) The record must— be accompanied by a copy of the advertisement or other relevant material; and contain— a description of the audience to which the advertisement or other relevant material was distributed, published or broadcast; and other details about the advertisement or other relevant material, or its distribution, publication or broadcast, required by regulation; and if the election is for all of a local government’s area—the name of the local government; and if the election is for a division of a local government’s area—the name of the division.
- (a) electoral expenditure is incurred to print, publish or broadcast an advertisement or other relevant material; and
- (b) a person is required to give the electoral commission a return about the expenditure under section 125 , 125A or 125C in relation to an election.
- (a) be accompanied by a copy of the advertisement or other relevant material; and
- (b) contain— (i) a description of the audience to which the advertisement or other relevant material was distributed, published or broadcast; and (ii) other details about the advertisement or other relevant material, or its distribution, publication or broadcast, required by regulation; and (iii) if the election is for all of a local government’s area—the name of the local government; and (iv) if the election is for a division of a local government’s area—the name of the division.
- (i) a description of the audience to which the advertisement or other relevant material was distributed, published or broadcast; and
- (ii) other details about the advertisement or other relevant material, or its distribution, publication or broadcast, required by regulation; and
- (iii) if the election is for all of a local government’s area—the name of the local government; and
- (iv) if the election is for a division of a local government’s area—the name of the division.
- (i) a description of the audience to which the advertisement or other relevant material was distributed, published or broadcast; and
- (ii) other details about the advertisement or other relevant material, or its distribution, publication or broadcast, required by regulation; and
- (iii) if the election is for all of a local government’s area—the name of the local government; and
- (iv) if the election is for a division of a local government’s area—the name of the division.