139Printing and publication of electoral advertisements, notices etc

139  Printing and publication of electoral advertisements, notices etc

 (1) A person must not print, publish or distribute or authorise to be printed, published or distributed, an electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice unless:

 (a) the name and address (not being a post‑office box) of the person who authorised the electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice appears at the end of it; and

 (b) for an electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that is printed otherwise than in a newspaper — the name and place of business of the printer appears at the end of it.

 (2) Subrule (l) does not apply to a car sticker, T‑shirt, lapel button, lapel badge, pen, pencil or balloon.

Note   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the exception in subrule (2) (see subsection 13.3 (3) of the Criminal Code).

 (3) In this rule:

electoral advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice means an advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that contains electoral matter, but does not include an advertisement in a newspaper announcing the holding of a meeting.