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Referendums Act 1997
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### sec.73 Headline to general referendum matter advertisements
If—
an article, or a paragraph, containing general referendum matter is printed in the newspaper; and
either—
the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or
any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph;
the proprietor must cause the word ‘advertisement’ to be printed as a headline to the article or paragraph in letters not smaller than 10 point or long primer.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—10 penalty units; or
for a corporation—40 penalty units.
In this section—
general referendum matter means a matter relating to a referendum.
s 73 amd 2019 No. 31 s 104
(sec.73-ssec.1) If— an article, or a paragraph, containing general referendum matter is printed in the newspaper; and either— the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph; the proprietor must cause the word ‘advertisement’ to be printed as a headline to the article or paragraph in letters not smaller than 10 point or long primer. Maximum penalty— for an individual—10 penalty units; or for a corporation—40 penalty units.
(sec.73-ssec.2) In this section— general referendum matter means a matter relating to a referendum.
- (a) an article, or a paragraph, containing general referendum matter is printed in the newspaper; and
- (b) either— (i) the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or (ii) any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph;
- (i) the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or
- (ii) any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph;
- (i) the insertion of the article or paragraph is or is to be paid for; or
- (ii) any reward or compensation, or promise of reward or compensation, is or is to be made for the insertion of the article or paragraph;
- (a) for an individual—10 penalty units; or
- (b) for a corporation—40 penalty units.