Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 104

104 Election notices to contain particular matters

(1) A person who, before or during an election, prints or publishes, or permits another person to print or publish, an election notice for the election that does not state the name and address of the person who authorised the notice commits an offence.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—3 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"address" means address other than a post office box.

"election notice" means a notice containing anything able to, or intended to—

(a) influence an elector in relation to voting in an election; or

(b) affect the result of an election.

"notice" includes a poster, handbill and pamphlet.

"publish" includes publish on the internet, even if the internet site on which the publication is made is located outside Queensland.