Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

REFERENDUM (MACHINERY PROVISIONS) ACT 1984 - SECT 140AA

                   In proceedings for an offence against this Act:

                     (a)  an advertisement, handbill, pamphlet, notice or video recording that:

                              (i)  relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and

                             (ii)  includes a statement that it was authorised by a specified person;

                            is admissible as evidence of that fact; and

                     (b)  a printed advertisement, handbill, pamphlet or notice that:

                              (i)  relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and

                             (ii)  includes a statement that a specified person or firm was the printer;

                            is admissible as evidence of that fact; and

                     (c)  a newspaper, circular, pamphlet or "dodger" that contains an article, or part of an article, that:

                              (i)  relates to a referendum and is intended or calculated to affect the result of the referendum; and

                             (ii)  includes a name purporting to be the author's name;

                            is admissible as evidence that the person named is the author of the article.