South Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ELECTIONS) ACT 1999 - SECT 19A

19A—Publication of candidate statements etc

        (1)         A nominated candidate may, within 5 business days after the close of nominations, provide to the LGA an electoral statement in accordance with any requirements of the LGA for publication in accordance with this section.

        (2)         The LGA must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the close of nominations (and in any event within 14 days after the close of nominations) cause—

            (a)         each candidate's profile supplied under section 19(2)(b); and

            (b)         if an electoral statement is provided by a candidate under subsection (1)—the statement,

to be published, in accordance with any requirements of the regulations, on the Internet.

        (3)         The returning officer must, for the purposes of subsection (2)(a), forward a copy of the profile of each candidate to the LGA.

        (4)         Despite any other provision of this Act or any other law, a candidate is solely responsible for his or her statement under subsection (1) and the returning officer, the LGA, a council or any person involved (whether as an Internet service provider or otherwise) in the administration of the Internet publication referred to in subsection (2) bears no civil or criminal liability with respect to the publication of a statement in accordance with this section.

        (5)         A statement published under this section is taken to be authorised in accordance with section 27 and proceedings for an offence against section 27 may not be commenced in respect of a statement published under this section.