356GBPublication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet

#### 356GB Publication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet 356GB Publication of paid electoral advertisements on the internet > > (1) A person must not, during the regulated period, publish an advertisement containing electoral matter on the internet, or cause, permit or authorise such an advertisement to be published, if— > > > > > (a) the advertisement is paid for by the person or another person, and > > > > > (b) the name and address of the person who authorised the advertisement do not appear at the end of the advertisement. > > > > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units. > > > (2) A person does not commit the offence in subsection (1) if the person establishes that the matter published on the internet forms part of a general commentary on a website. > > > (3) In this section, the address of a person means an address, including a full street address and suburb or locality, that is located in Australia at which the person can usually be contacted during the day, but does not include a post office box.